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Where does “maltoside” come from?

maltoside (English) comes from English maltose, from English MALT, from Middle English malt, from Old English mealt, from Proto-West Germanic *malt, from Proto-Germanic maltą, from Proto-Indo-European meld-, from Proto-Indo-European mel- — to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange.

maltoside (English): Any glycoside of maltose, but especially any of a...

Definitions

  1. Any glycoside of maltose, but especially any of a...

Ancestry of “maltoside”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmaltoseA disaccharide, CHO formed from the digestion of...
2EnglishMALTInitialism of mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue
3Middle Englishmalt—
4Old Englishmealtmalt
5Proto-West Germanic*malt—
6Proto-Germanicmaltąmalt
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmeld-to beat, crush, grind
8Proto-Indo-Europeanmel-soft; tender; weak; to deceive; to rub
9Proto-Indo-Europeanmey-to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange

Words derived from “maltoside”

  • decylmaltoside
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