Where does “digalactosyl” come from?

digalactosyl (English) comes from English galactosyl, from English galactose, from English -ose, from English glucose, from French glucose, from Ancient Greek γλεῦκος — sweet new wine, must; sweetness.

digalactosyl (English): Two galactosyl groups in a compound

Definitions

  1. Two galactosyl groups in a compound

Ancestry of “digalactosyl”, step by step

digalactosyl traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English galactosyl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishgalactosylThe univalent radical derived from the hemiacetal...
2EnglishgalactoseA monosaccharide found, along with lactose, in...
3English-osefull of, like; Used to form the names of sugars
4EnglishglucoseA simple monosaccharide with a molecular formula...
5Frenchglucoseglucose; first-person singular present indicative...
6Ancient Greekγλεῦκοςsweet new wine, must; sweetness

via English Di

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishDi
Every word from Ancient Greek γλεῦκος