Where does “oligomannan” come from?

oligomannan (English) comes from English oligo, from English oligonucleotide, from English nucleotide, from English nucleo-, from Latin nū̆cleus, from Latin nuculea, from Latin -eus, from Ancient Greek -εῖος — Creates adjectives from verb stems.

oligomannan (English): An oligomeric form of mannan

Definitions

  1. An oligomeric form of mannan

Ancestry of “oligomannan”, step by step

oligomannan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English oligo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglisholigoAn oligonucleotide
2EnglisholigonucleotideA short sequence of nucleotides (RNA or DNA), typically with twenty or fewer base pairs
3EnglishnucleotideThe monomer constituting DNA or RNA biopolymer...
4Englishnucleo-Forming words pertaining to nuclei
5Latinnū̆cleus(small) nut
6Latinnuculeapertaining to a small nut
7Latin-eusargentum + API → argenteus; ferrum + API →...
8Ancient Greek-εῖοςForms adjectives, usually with a meaning of "of"...
9Proto-Indo-European-iHwós
10Proto-Indo-European-wósCreates adjectives from verb stems

via English mannan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmannanA plant polysaccharide that is a highly branched...
2Englishān
3Middle Englishāna, an indefinite article
4Old Englishānlonely; entirely alone, solitary, single; one
5Proto-West Germanicainone
6Proto-Germanicainazone; some
7Proto-Indo-Europeanóynosone; single
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -wós