Where does “lipopolypeptide” come from?
lipopolypeptide (English) comes from English polypeptide, from English peptide, from German Peptid, from Ancient Greek πεπτός, from Ancient Greek πέπτω, from Ancient Greek πέσσω, from Proto-Hellenic péťťō, from Proto-Indo-European pékʷ-ye-.
lipopolypeptide (English): A lipopeptide in which the peptide is a polypeptide
Definitions
- A lipopeptide in which the peptide is a polypeptide
Ancestry of “lipopolypeptide”, step by step
lipopolypeptide traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English polypeptide
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | polypeptide | Any polymer of amino acids joined via peptide... |
| 2 | English | peptide | Any of a class of organic compounds consisting of... |
| 3 | German | Peptid | peptide |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | πεπτός | digested; cooked |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | πέπτω | Alternative form of πέσσω; ripen; I digest |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | πέσσω | I soften, ripen; I boil, cook, bake; I digest |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | péťťō | to cook; to ripen |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pékʷ-ye- | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pekʷ- | to cook; to ripen |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃-ép-kʷ- | — |
via English lipo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | lipo | liposuction |