Where does “monoglycosyl” come from?

monoglycosyl (English) comes from English glycosyl, from English -yl, from French méthylène, from Ancient Greek μέθυ, from Proto-Hellenic métʰu, from Proto-Indo-European médʰu — honey; honey wine, mead.

monoglycosyl (English): A single glycosyl group in a compound

Definitions

  1. A single glycosyl group in a compound

Ancestry of “monoglycosyl”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishglycosylAny functional group derived from a sugar by...
2English-ylA univalent radical or functional group formed...
3Frenchméthylènemethylene
4Ancient Greekμέθυwine
5Proto-Hellenicmétʰuintoxicating drink; mead
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmédʰuhoney; honey wine, mead
Every word from Proto-Indo-European médʰu →Every word from English -yl →Every word from Proto-Hellenic métʰu →