Where does “lysophosphatide” come from?
lysophosphatide (English) comes from English phosphatide, from English phosphate, from French phosphate, from French phosphore, from New Latin phōsphorus, from Ancient Greek Φωσφόρος, from Ancient Greek -φόρος, from Ancient Greek φέρω — shiny, light brown.
lysophosphatide (English): Any derivative of a phosphatide in which one or both acyl derivatives have been removed by hydrolysis
Definitions
- Any derivative of a phosphatide in which one or both acyl derivatives have been removed by hydrolysis
Ancestry of “lysophosphatide”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | phosphatide | a phospholipid |
| 2 | English | phosphate | Any salt or ester of phosphoric acid; A... |
| 3 | French | phosphate | phosphate |
| 4 | French | phosphore | phosphorus |
| 5 | New Latin | phōsphorus | — |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | Φωσφόρος | the bearer of light |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -φόρος | -bearing, -carrying; carrying, bearing; bringing |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | φέρω | I bring, bear, carry |
| 9 | Proto-Hellenic | pʰérō | to bear |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰéreti | to be carrying |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰēr- | shiny, light brown |