English
maltotetraose
From malto- + tetra- + -ose.
A compound of malto- + tetra- + -ose
Proto-Indo-European *kʷetwóres ‘four’
Proto-Hellenic *kʷétwores ‘four’
Ancient Greek τέσσαρες ‘four’
Ancient Greek τέτταρες ‘Attic form of τέσσαρες’
English tetra-
Today it means
noun A maltooligosaccharide consisting of four glucose units
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / maltotetraose