Where does “liposome” come from?
Liposome comes from English -some (suffix denoting a body or particle) combined with English lipo- (from Greek lipos, fat), ultimately tracing to Proto-Indo-European sem- meaning together or one.
liposome (English): An aqueous compartment enclosed by a bimolecular...
Definitions
- An aqueous compartment enclosed by a bimolecular...
Ancestry of “liposome”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | -some | Characterized by some specific condition or... |
| 2 | Middle English | -som | — |
| 3 | Old English | sum | some |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *sum | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | sumaz | some , a certain; some, certain |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sem- | together, one |
Words derived from “liposome”