Where does “mitolactol” come from?

mitolactol (English) comes from English mito-, from Ancient Greek μίτος, from Proto-Indo-European mēy- — soft, tender, dear.

mitolactol (English): A particular epoxide compound

Definitions

  1. A particular epoxide compound

Ancestry of “mitolactol”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishmito-Thread; Mitosis; Used to form names of...
2Ancient Greekμίτοςthread of the warp; thread of destiny; string of...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmēy-soft, tender, dear
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mēy- →Every word from Ancient Greek μίτος →Every word from English mito- →