Etymograph

English

glycomodification

From glyco- + modification.

Formed from glyco- + modification

Proto-Hellenic *dlukús

Ancient Greek γλυκύς ‘sweet’

English glyco-

Proto-Indo-European *med- ‘to measure’

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Latin modificō ‘to limit, control, modify’

Latin modificātiō ‘a measuring’

Middle French modification

Middle English modificatioune

English modification

Today it means

noun The modification of a protein by reaction with a sugar, typically to produce a glycoprotein

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / glycomodification