Where does “trisialoganglioside” come from?

trisialoganglioside (English) comes from English sialoganglioside, from English sialo-, from Ancient Greek σῐ́ᾰλον — spittle; saliva.

trisialoganglioside (English): A ganglioside that has three sialic acid residues

Definitions

  1. A ganglioside that has three sialic acid residues

Ancestry of “trisialoganglioside”, step by step

trisialoganglioside traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English sialoganglioside

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsialogangliosideAny ganglioside derived from sialic acid
2Englishsialo-saliva; salivary; sialyl
3Ancient Greekσῐ́ᾰλονspittle; saliva

via English tri

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishtritriathlon; triangle
2Proto-Indo-Europeantréyesthree
Every word from Ancient Greek σῐ́ᾰλον →Every word from English sialo- →Every word from English sialoganglioside →