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Where does “metalloamphiphile” come from?

metalloamphiphile (English) comes from English amphiphile, from English amphi-, from Ancient Greek ἀμφίς, from Proto-Indo-European h₂m̥bʰi, from Proto-Indo-European h₂n̥tbʰi, from Proto-Indo-European h₂énts, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ent-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- — on, onto.

metalloamphiphile (English): Any amphiphile that contains metal ions

Definitions

  1. Any amphiphile that contains metal ions

Ancestry of “metalloamphiphile”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishamphiphileA chemical compound which has both hydrophilic...
2Englishamphi-both
3Ancient Greekἀμφίςon both sides; around; apart, asunder
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂m̥bʰiaround, on either side of, about; in exchange...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂n̥tbʰi—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éntsforehead; front
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ent-face; forehead; front
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto
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