Where does “adipocere” come from?

adipocere (English) comes from English adipo-, from Latin adeps, from Ancient Greek ἄλειφαρ, from Ancient Greek ἀλείφω, from Proto-Indo-European h₂leybʰ- — to pour, anoint.

adipocere (English): A brown, fatty, waxy substance that forms on...

Definitions

  1. A brown, fatty, waxy substance that forms on...

Ancestry of “adipocere”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishadipo-fat
2Latinadepsfat, lard, grease; corpulence, obesity; sapwood
3Ancient Greekἄλειφαρunguent, anointing oil, oil, fat; pitch, resin
4Ancient GreekἀλείφωTo anoint someone else; To anoint oneself
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂leybʰ-to pour, anoint

Words derived from “adipocere”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂leybʰ- →Every word from Ancient Greek ἀλείφω →Every word from Ancient Greek ἄλειφαρ →