Etymology of the English word amylopectin
the English word
amylopectinusing the English prefix
amylo-derived from the Latin prefix
amylo-derived from the Latin word
amylum (fine meal; starch; gruel)
derived from the Greek word
amulon, ἄμυλον
derived from the Greek word
mule, μύλη (mill)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*melə-derived from the English word
pectinderived from the French word
pectinederived from the Greek word
pektos, πηκτός
derived from the Greek word
pegnunaiderived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*pag-derived from the Late Greek word
pegnumi, πήγνυμι (to fix ('peg'); to set up (a tent))
using the Greek suffix
-ineUsage
Word found in Modern English
