Where does “trehalose” come from?
Trehalose comes from English trehala, from English glucose, from Ancient Greek γλεῦκος meaning sweet wine, from Proto-Italic -owonssos, from Latin -o-wont-to-s.
trehalose (English): A disaccharide formed from two glucose units; it...
Definitions
- A disaccharide formed from two glucose units; it...
Ancestry of “trehalose”, step by step
trehalose traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via French ose
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | ose | first-person singular present indicative of oser;... |
| 2 | French | oser | to dare; to be allowed to |
| 3 | Old French | oser | to dare |
| 4 | Late Latin | auso | — |
| 5 | Latin | audere | present active infinitive of audeō |
| 6 | Latin | audeo | I dare, venture, risk; I am eager for battle |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | awidēō | to be greedy |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | awidos | — |
via English trehala
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | trehala | Manna from the cocoons of the insects Larinus... |
| 2 | New Latin | trehāla | — |
| 3 | Turkish | tıgala | — |
| 4 | Persian | تیغال | a kind of manna |
via French tréhala
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | tréhala | trehala |