'arabinose-related' originates from English, specifically a compound of 'arabinose' and 'related', where 'arabinose' referred to the sugar named after 'gum arabic' and 'related' meant 'connected'.

'arabinose' comes from the element name formed with 'arabin-' (from 'gum arabic') plus the chemical suffix '-ose' for sugars; 'arabin-' itself traces to words for 'Arab' or 'Arabic' used for gum sources, and 'related' derives from Latin 'relatus' via Old French and Middle English, forming the modern compound 'arabinose-related' in scientific English.

Initially, 'arabinose' specifically referred to the sugar isolated from gum arabic; over time it became the established name for the pentose sugar and names of derivatives. The compound 'arabinose-related' has consistently meant 'connected with or derived from arabinose'.