Where does “sialoligand” come from?

sialoligand (English) comes from English ligand, from Latin ligandus, from Latin ligō, from Proto-Indo-European leyǵ- — to bind, tie.

sialoligand (English): Any ligand formed from sialic acid or a derivative

Definitions

  1. Any ligand formed from sialic acid or a derivative

Ancestry of “sialoligand”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishligandAn ion, molecule, or functional group that binds...
2Latinligandustied, bound, united, fastened
3Latinligōhoe, mattock
4Proto-Indo-Europeanleyǵ-to bind, tie
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leyǵ- →Every word from Latin ligō →Every word from Latin ligandus →
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