English
fucose
Fucose comes from Latin fucus ‘seaweed, kelp’, and goes back to Ancient Greek φῦκος.
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEφῦκοςphûkos‘seaweed, orchil’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEfucus‘seaweed, kelp’
- Englishtodayfucose
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEφῦκοςphûkos‘seaweed, orchil’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEfucus‘seaweed, kelp’
- Englishtodayfucose
Every English word from Ancient Greek φῦκος
Today it means
noun The aldohexose (3S,4R,5R,6S)-6-methyloxane-2,3,4,5-tetrol present in several glycans and mucopolysaccharides
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Ancient Greek φῦκος / fucose