Where does “oligosaccharide” come from?
Oligosaccharide combines the prefix oligo- with saccharide, which derives from Latin saccharum, from Latin saccharon, from Pali sakkharā, from Sanskrit शर्करा meaning gravel or grit.
oligosaccharide (English): A polysaccharide of low molecular weight, being a...
Definitions
- A polysaccharide of low molecular weight, being a...
Ancestry of “oligosaccharide”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | saccharide | The unit structure of carbohydrates, of general... |
| 2 | English | saccharo- | sugar |
| 3 | Latin | saccharum | sugar |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | σάκχαρ | sugar; sugar cane |
| 5 | Sanskrit | शर्करा | gravel, grit, pebbles, shingle, gravelly mould or... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | śárkaraH | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | ćárkaraH | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱorkeh₂ | gravel, boulder; boulder; gravel |
Words derived from “oligosaccharide”
- fructooligosaccharide
- lipooligosaccharide
- sialyloligosaccharide
- oligosaccharyltransferase
- oligosaccharyl
- galactooligosaccharide
- chitooligosaccharide
- maltooligosaccharide
- oligosaccharidosis
- oligosaccharidic
- acetylchitooligosaccharide
- pseudooligosaccharide
- isomaltooligosaccharide
- diphosphooligosaccharide
- xylooligosaccharide
- glucooligosaccharide
- heterooligosaccharide
- mannooligosaccharide
- sialoligosaccharide
- sialooligosaccharide
- chitooligosaccharidolytic
- arabinoxylooligosaccharide
- lipochitooligosaccharide
- transgalactooligosaccharide