Where does “diglycoform” come from?

diglycoform (English) comes from English glycoform, from English form, from Middle English forme, from Old English forma, from Old English fore, from Proto-Germanic furai, from Proto-Indo-European preh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European per- — passed , crossed.

diglycoform (English): A glycoform that has two sugar moieties

Definitions

  1. A glycoform that has two sugar moieties

Ancestry of “diglycoform”, step by step

diglycoform traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English glycoform

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishglycoformAny of several different forms of a glycoprotein (or other biological glycoside) having different saccharides attached, or having a different structure
2EnglishformTo do with shape; To do with structure or...
3Middle Englishformefirst; shape, figure, manner, bench, frame, seat,...
4Old Englishformafirst
5Old Englishforebefore; forepart, front
6Proto-Germanicfuraibefore, in front of; before, in front
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpreh₂-before, in front
8Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via English Di

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishDi
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tósEvery word from Proto-Indo-European per-Every word from Proto-Indo-European preh₂-
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