Where does “monopentose” come from?

monopentose (English) comes from English pentose, from English penta-, from Ancient Greek πεντα-, from Ancient Greek πέντε, from Proto-Hellenic pénkʷe, from Proto-Indo-European pénkʷe — five.

monopentose (English): A monosaccharide pentose

Definitions

  1. A monosaccharide pentose

Ancestry of “monopentose”, step by step

monopentose traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English pentose

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpentoseA sugar or saccharide containing five carbon...
2Englishpenta-API; five
3Ancient Greekπεντα-penta-, five; five
4Ancient Greekπέντεfive
5Proto-Hellenicpénkʷefive
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpénkʷefive

via English mono

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmonoClipping of mononucleosis; A bicycle or...
2Englishmono-API; one, single, only
3Ancient Greekμονο-one; mono-
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