Where does “lecithinate” come from?

lecithinate (English) comes from English ate, from Middle English et, from Old English æt, from Proto-Turkic āt, from Proto-Germanic ētą, from Proto-Germanic etaną, from Proto-Indo-European h₁édti, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- — to eat.

lecithinate (English): To add lecithin to

Definitions

  1. To add lecithin to

Ancestry of “lecithinate”, step by step

lecithinate traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English ate

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishatesimple past tense of eat; past participle of eat
2Middle Englishet
3Old Englishæteating; at a certain place; at a certain time
4Proto-Turkicātname
5Proto-Germanicētąthe act of eating; food
6Proto-Germanicetanąto eat
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁édtito eat
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ed-to eat

via English lecithin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlecithinThe principal phospholipid in animals; it is...
2Frenchlécithinelecithin
3Ancient Greekλέκιθοςgruel of pulse or cereals; yolk of an egg
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁édtiEvery word from Proto-Germanic etaną