Where does “monogalactosyldiacylglycerol” come from?

monogalactosyldiacylglycerol (English) comes from English diacylglycerol, from English di-, from Latin dī-, from Ancient Greek δί-, from Ancient Greek διά, from Proto-Indo-European dwís, from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ — two.

monogalactosyldiacylglycerol (English): Any galactosyl ether of a diglyceride

Definitions

  1. Any galactosyl ether of a diglyceride

Ancestry of “monogalactosyldiacylglycerol”, step by step

monogalactosyldiacylglycerol traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English diacylglycerol

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishdiacylglyceroldiglyceride
2Englishdi-API; two, twice, or double; Alternative form of...
3Latindī-Two, double; di
4Ancient Greekδί-Twice, double
5Ancient Greekδιάthroughout
6Proto-Indo-Europeandwístwice, doubly; in two
7Proto-Indo-Europeandwóh₁two

via English monogalactosyl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmonogalactosylA single galactosyl group in a molecule
2EnglishgalactosylThe univalent radical derived from the hemiacetal...
3EnglishgalactoseA monosaccharide found, along with lactose, in...
4English-osefull of, like; Used to form the names of sugars
5EnglishglucoseA simple monosaccharide with a molecular formula...
6Frenchglucoseglucose; first-person singular present indicative...
7Ancient Greekγλεῦκοςsweet new wine, must; sweetness
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁