Where does “phosphatidylinositol” come from?
Phosphatidylinositol comes from English phosphatidate and English inositol, with inositol deriving from English alcohol, which traces to Arabic كحل via English phosphate and Latin oleum.
phosphatidylinositol (English): a phospholipid containing inositol
Definitions
- a phospholipid containing inositol
Ancestry of “phosphatidylinositol”, step by step
phosphatidylinositol traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English phosphatidyl
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | phosphatidyl | A radical derived from a phosphatide |
| 2 | English | phosphatidate | A monoglyceride or diglyceride combined with... |
| 3 | English | phosphatide | a phospholipid |
| 4 | English | phosphate | Any salt or ester of phosphoric acid; A... |
| 5 | French | phosphate | phosphate |
| 6 | French | phosphore | phosphorus |
| 7 | New Latin | phōsphorus | — |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | Φωσφόρος | the bearer of light |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | -φόρος | -bearing, -carrying; carrying, bearing; bringing |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | φέρω | I bring, bear, carry |
| 11 | Proto-Hellenic | pʰérō | to bear |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰéreti | to be carrying |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰēr- | shiny, light brown |
via English inositol
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | inositol | A simple sugar alcohol which occurs in animal... |
| 2 | English | inosite | Former name of inositol |
| 3 | English | -ite | Used to form nouns denoting followers or... |
| 4 | French | -ité | Alternative form of -té, giving a quality or... |
| 5 | Latin | -īta | — |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -ίτης | Suffix forming a masculine noun: one connected... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | πολῑ́της | citizen |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | -της | Forms nouns representing a state of being; Added... |
| 9 | Proto-Hellenic | -tāts | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -teh₂ts | Used to form nouns representing state of being |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -teh₂ | Used to form nouns representing state of being |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | -tós | Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems |