Where does “melezitose” come from?
melezitose (English) comes from English melitose, from French melitose, from French ose, from French oser, from Old French oser, from Late Latin auso, from Latin audere, from Latin audeo.
melezitose (English): A non-reducing trisaccharide sugar produced by...
Definitions
- A non-reducing trisaccharide sugar produced by...
Ancestry of “melezitose”, step by step
melezitose traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English melitose
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | melitose | Synonym of raffinose |
| 2 | French | melitose | melitose |
| 3 | French | ose | first-person singular present indicative of oser;... |
| 4 | French | oser | to dare; to be allowed to |
| 5 | Old French | oser | to dare |
| 6 | Late Latin | auso | — |
| 7 | Latin | audere | present active infinitive of audeō |
| 8 | Latin | audeo | I dare, venture, risk; I am eager for battle |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | awidēō | to be greedy |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | awidos | — |