Where does “diphosphatidylcholine” come from?
diphosphatidylcholine (English) comes from English phosphatidylcholine, from English phosphatidyl, from English phosphatidate, from English phosphatide, from English phosphate, from French phosphate, from French phosphore, from New Latin phōsphorus — shiny, light brown.
diphosphatidylcholine (English): A bilayer of two lecithin (phosphatidylcholine) molecules
Definitions
- A bilayer of two lecithin (phosphatidylcholine) molecules
Ancestry of “diphosphatidylcholine”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | phosphatidylcholine | The phospholipid phosphatidyl choline |
| 2 | English | phosphatidyl | A radical derived from a phosphatide |
| 3 | English | phosphatidate | A monoglyceride or diglyceride combined with... |
| 4 | English | phosphatide | a phospholipid |
| 5 | English | phosphate | Any salt or ester of phosphoric acid; A... |
| 6 | French | phosphate | phosphate |
| 7 | French | phosphore | phosphorus |
| 8 | New Latin | phōsphorus | — |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | Φωσφόρος | the bearer of light |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | -φόρος | -bearing, -carrying; carrying, bearing; bringing |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | φέρω | I bring, bear, carry |
| 12 | Proto-Hellenic | pʰérō | to bear |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰéreti | to be carrying |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰēr- | shiny, light brown |