Where does “galactomannan” come from?

galactomannan (English) comes from English mannan, from English ān, from Middle English ān, from Old English ān, from Proto-West Germanic ain, from Proto-Germanic ainaz, from Proto-Indo-European óynos — one; single.

galactomannan (English): Any of a class of polysaccharides, found in many...

Definitions

  1. Any of a class of polysaccharides, found in many...

Ancestry of “galactomannan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmannanA plant polysaccharide that is a highly branched...
2Englishān—
3Middle Englishāna, an indefinite article
4Old Englishānlonely; entirely alone, solitary, single; one
5Proto-West Germanicainone
6Proto-Germanicainazone; some
7Proto-Indo-Europeanóynosone; single

Words derived from “galactomannan”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European óynos →Every word from Proto-Germanic ainaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic ain →