Where does “chylomicron” come from?

chylomicron (English) comes from English chylo-, from Ancient Greek χυλός, from Ancient Greek χέω, from Ancient Greek χείω, from Proto-Hellenic kʰéyyō.

chylomicron (English): A microscopic globule of lipoprotein, found in...

Definitions

  1. A microscopic globule of lipoprotein, found in...

Ancestry of “chylomicron”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishchylo-Pertaining to chyle
2Ancient Greekχυλόςjuice; juice of plants; animal juice
3Ancient GreekχέωI pour; I scatter, shed
4Ancient Greekχείω—
5Proto-Hellenic kʰéyyō—

Words derived from “chylomicron”

Every word from Proto-Hellenic kʰéyyō →Every word from Ancient Greek χείω →Every word from Ancient Greek χέω →