Where does “phospholipidomics” come from?
phospholipidomics (English) comes from English phospholipid, from English phospho-, from English Phosphorus, from Latin phōsphorus, from Ancient Greek Φωσφόρος, from Ancient Greek -φόρος, from Ancient Greek φέρω, from Proto-Hellenic pʰérō — shiny, light brown.
phospholipidomics (English): The study of the phospholipidome of an organism...
Definitions
- The study of the phospholipidome of an organism...
Ancestry of “phospholipidomics”, step by step
phospholipidomics traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English phospholipid
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | phospholipid | Any lipid, such as lecithin or cephalin,... |
| 2 | English | phospho- | phosphorus |
| 3 | English | Phosphorus | A name sometimes used for Hesperus, the personification in Greek mythology of the planet Venus |
| 4 | Latin | phōsphorus | phosphorus |
| 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 |
via English omics
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | omics | Any of several biochemical or genetic subfields... |
| 2 | English | -omics | Forms nouns meaning “a study of the totality of... |
| 3 | English | -ome | A mass of something; The complete whole of a... |
| 4 | English | -oma | Forming nouns indicating disease or morbidity;... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -ωμᾰ | disease, tumor |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -όω | Added to a noun or adjective to make a verb with... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -oyéti | Creates factitive verbs from adjectives |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 10 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |