Where does “monolignin” come from?
monolignin (English) comes from English lignin, from Latin līgnum, from English polygonum, from Ancient Greek πολύς, from Ancient Greek πόρος, from Ancient Greek πείρω, from Proto-Hellenic *péryō.
monolignin (English): Any lignin composed of a single phenolic compound (such as syringol or quaiacol)
Definitions
- Any lignin composed of a single phenolic compound (such as syringol or quaiacol)
Ancestry of “monolignin”, step by step
monolignin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English lignin
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | lignin | A complex non-carbohydrate aromatic polymer... |
| 2 | Latin | līgnum | firewood |
| 3 | English | polygonum | Any of many plants, of the family Polygonaceae,... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | πολύς | many, a lot of; neuter πολύ or πολλά as... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | πόρος | a means of passage, passageway, way, opening;... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | πείρω | I pierce, run through; I cleave through |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | *péryō | — |