Where does “liposomic” come from?
liposomic (English) comes from English liposome, from English -some, from Middle English -som, from Old English sum, from Proto-West Germanic *sum, from Proto-Germanic sumaz, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.
Ancestry of “liposomic”, step by step
liposomic 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 |
via English ic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ic | related or pertaining to; having the character of |