Where does “lipid” come from?
Lipid derives from French lipide, from Ancient Greek λῐ́πος meaning fat or grease, referring to organic compounds that are largely hydrophobic or amphipathic in nature.
lipid (English): Any of a group of organic compounds including the...
Definitions
- Any of a group of organic compounds including the...
Ancestry of “lipid”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | lipide | lipid |
| 2 | French | -ide | id (dynast) |
| 3 | Middle French | -ide | id (dynast) |
| 4 | Latin | -is | suffixed to the root of nouns in composition,... |
| 5 | Latin | -a | suffixed to the roots of verbs, forms agent... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -ā | Forms masculine agent nouns from prefixed or compounded bases |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₂ | — |