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Where does “maltosyl” come from?

maltosyl (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.

maltosyl (English): A univalent radical derived from maltose

Definitions

  1. A univalent radical derived from maltose

Ancestry of “maltosyl”, 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 “maltosyl”

  • maltosylated
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