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