Etymology of the English word cellobiose
the English word
cellobiosederived from the English word
cellulosederived from the French word
cellulosederived from the French word
cellulederived from the Latin word
cellula (cell; chamber of brain; ovary; cell; monastery, daughter house; small, slave's room; lowly apartment)
derived from the Latin word
cella (cell; monastery; storeroom, cellar, larder)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*kel-using the French suffix
-osederived from the English word
bi-derived from the Latin word
bi-derived from the Latin word
bis (two)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*dwo-derived from the Old Latin word
duisusing the English suffix
-osederived from the English word
bi-Date
The earliest known usage of cellobiose in English dates from the 20th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
