Where does “adiposity” come from?
Adiposity comes from French adiposité, from Latin adipositas meaning the quality of being fatty, from Latin adeps meaning lard or fat, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European -it-.
adiposity (English): Obesity; the state of being fat; The condition of...
Definitions
- Obesity; the state of being fat; The condition of...
Ancestry of “adiposity”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | adipose | Containing, composed of, or consisting of fat;... |
| 2 | New Latin | adipōsus | — |
| 3 | Latin | adeps | fat, lard, grease; corpulence, obesity; sapwood |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἄλειφαρ | unguent, anointing oil, oil, fat; pitch, resin |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἀλείφω | To anoint someone else; To anoint oneself |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂leybʰ- | to pour, anoint |