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