Etymograph

English

glycosphingolipid

From glyco- + sphingolipid.

A compound of glyco- + sphingolipid

Proto-Hellenic *dlukús

Ancient Greek γλυκύς ‘sweet’

English glyco-

Today it means

noun a lipid that contains at least one monosaccharide unit and either a sphingoid or a ceramide

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

Etymograph / glycosphingolipid