Where does “galactofuranosyl” come from?

galactofuranosyl (English) comes from English furanosyl, from English furanose, from English furan, from English furfural, from English -ál, from English aldehyde, from German Aldehyd, from Latin alcohol — kohl, antimony paste.

galactofuranosyl (English): A univalent radical derived from galactofuranose

Definitions

  1. A univalent radical derived from galactofuranose

Ancestry of “galactofuranosyl”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishfuranosylAny univalent radical derived from a furanose
2Englishfuranoseany cyclic hemiacetal form of a monosaccharide...
3EnglishfuranAny of a class of aromatic heterocyclic compounds...
4EnglishfurfuralA heterocyclic aldehyde derivative of furan; it...
5English-álOf or pertaining to. Adjectival suffix appended to various words, often nouns, to produce an adjective form. Often added to words of Latin origin, but used with other words also
6EnglishaldehydeAny of a large class of reactive organic...
7GermanAldehydaldehyde
8Latinalcoholkohl, collyrium, stibium; any other powder...
9Andalusian Arabicكُحُول
10Arabicكحلantimony; kohl, stibnite; black coloring of the...
11Arabicكُحْلantimony; kohl, stibnite
12Akkadianguḫlumkohl, antimony paste
Every word from Akkadian guḫlumEvery word from English -álEvery word from Arabic كُحْل
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