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Where does “lipometabolism” come from?

lipometabolism (English) comes from English metabolism, from English -ism, from Latin -ismus, from Ancient Greek -ισμός, from Ancient Greek -μός, from Proto-Indo-European -mós — Creates action/result nouns from verb stems.

lipometabolism (English): The metabolism of fats and other lipids

Definitions

  1. The metabolism of fats and other lipids

Ancestry of “lipometabolism”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmetabolismThe chemical processes that occur within a living...
2English-ismUsed to form nouns of action or process or result...
3Latin-ismus-ism
4Ancient Greek-ισμόςForms abstract nouns
5Ancient Greek-μόςForms abstract nouns
6Proto-Indo-European-mósCreates action/result nouns from verb stems
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -mós →