Where does “glycosyl” come from?

glycosyl (English) comes from English -yl, from French méthylène, from Ancient Greek μέθυ, from Proto-Hellenic métʰu, from Proto-Indo-European médʰu — honey; honey wine, mead.

glycosyl (English): Any functional group derived from a sugar by...

Definitions

  1. Any functional group derived from a sugar by...

Ancestry of “glycosyl”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1English-ylA univalent radical or functional group formed...
2Frenchméthylènemethylene
3Ancient Greekμέθυwine
4Proto-Hellenicmétʰuintoxicating drink; mead
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmédʰuhoney; honey wine, mead

Words derived from “glycosyl

Every word from Proto-Indo-European médʰuEvery word from English -ylEvery word from Proto-Hellenic métʰu