Where does “oligomannosyl” come from?

oligomannosyl (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.

oligomannosyl (English): Several mannosyl groups in a molecule

Definitions

  1. Several mannosyl groups in a molecule

Ancestry of “oligomannosyl”, step by step

oligomannosyl 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 mannosyl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmannosylThe univalent radical derived from mannose
2EnglishmannoseA monosaccharide aldohexose found in manna and...
3EnglishmannaFood miraculously produced for the Israelites in...
4Italianmannamanna (all senses)
5Latinmannamanna
6Ancient Greekμάνναmanna
7HebrewמןAlternative form of מִ־; manna
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -wós