Where does “Ribose” come from?
Ribose (German) comes from English arabinose, from English arabin, from English arabic, from Latin arabicus, from Ancient Greek Ἀραβικός, from Ancient Greek Ἄραψ, from Arabic عَرَب, from Arabic عَرَبَ — to flow sharply.
Ribose (German): ribose
Ancestry of “Ribose”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | arabinose | An aldopentose that occurs most often in... |
| 2 | English | arabin | A carbohydrate, isomeric with cane sugar, found... |
| 3 | English | arabic | — |
| 4 | Latin | arabicus | Arabic |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | Ἀραβικός | — |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | Ἄραψ | Arab; Arabian |
| 7 | Arabic | عَرَب | Arabs; Arab |
| 8 | Arabic | عَرَبَ | to flow sharply |
Words derived from “Ribose”