Where does “glycodendrimer” come from?
glycodendrimer (English) comes from English dendrimer, from English dendr-, from Ancient Greek δένδρον, from Latin Cygnus, from Ancient Greek Κύκνος, from Latin olor, from Ancient Greek Τιτάν, from Translingual -therium — wild; wild animal.
glycodendrimer (English): Any dendrimer composed of sugar moieties
Definitions
- Any dendrimer composed of sugar moieties
Ancestry of “glycodendrimer”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | dendrimer | Any polymer or oligomer having branches of atoms... |
| 2 | English | dendr- | Used to form words concerning trees or branching |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | δένδρον | tree |
| 4 | Latin | Cygnus | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | Κύκνος | any individual named Cycnus |
| 6 | Latin | olor | swan; A smell |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | Τιτάν | Titan |
| 8 | Translingual | -therium | — |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | θηρίον | wild animal, beast, savage beast; a small animal,... |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | θήρ | a wild beast, beast of prey, especially a lion;... |
| 11 | Proto-Hellenic | kʷʰḗr | wild beast |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰwer- | wild; wild animal |