Etymograph

English

glycotype

From glyco- + type.

Formed from glyco- + type

Proto-Hellenic *dlukús

Ancient Greek γλυκύς ‘sweet’

English glyco-

Proto-Indo-European *(s)tewp- ‘to push’

Ancient Greek τύπτω ‘to strike’

Ancient Greek τύπος ‘mark’

Latin typus

Middle English type ‘symbol’

English type

Today it means

noun The type of a carbohydrate or glycoprotein, especially as it concerns its biological function

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

Etymograph / glycotype