Where does “phosphatide” come from?
phosphatide (English) comes 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, from Proto-Hellenic pʰérō — shiny, light brown.
phosphatide (English): a phospholipid
Definitions
- a phospholipid
Ancestry of “phosphatide”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | phosphate | Any salt or ester of phosphoric acid; A... |
| 2 | French | phosphate | phosphate |
| 3 | French | phosphore | phosphorus |
| 4 | New Latin | phōsphorus | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | Φωσφόρος | the bearer of light |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -φόρος | -bearing, -carrying; carrying, bearing; bringing |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | φέρω | I bring, bear, carry |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | pʰérō | to bear |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰéreti | to be carrying |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰēr- | shiny, light brown |
Words derived from “phosphatide”
- phosphatidylinositol
- phosphatidylserine
- phosphatidyl
- phosphatidylethanolamine
- phosphatidic
- phosphatidylglycerol
- phosphatidate
- glycophosphatidylinositol
- glycosylphosphatidyl
- lysophosphatidylserine
- phosphatidase
- lysophosphatide
- sphingophosphatide
- phosphatidylglucose
- phosphatidylcholine
- diphosphatidylglycerol
- lysophosphatidyl
- phosphatidyltransferase
- acylphosphatidylethanolamine
- dimyristoylphosphatidylcholine
- dimyristoylphosphatidylethanolamine
- dipalmitoylphosphatidylcholine
- dipalmitoylphosphatidylethanolamine
- diphosphatidylcholine