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
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 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 |
Words derived from “phosphatidylinositol”