Where does “liposomal” come from?
Liposomal derives from English liposome, combining English aldehyde with English some, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European sem- meaning one or united.
liposomal (English): Of or pertaining to liposomes
Definitions
- Of or pertaining to liposomes
Ancestry of “liposomal”, step by step
liposomal traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English liposome
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | liposome | An aqueous compartment enclosed by a bimolecular... |
| 2 | English | -some | Characterized by some specific condition or... |
| 3 | Middle English | -som | some; having a specific quality |
| 4 | Old English | sum | some |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *sum | some |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | sumaz | some (one), a certain (one) |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sem- | together, one |