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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

  1. The study of the phospholipidome of an organism...

Ancestry of “phospholipidomics”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishphospholipidAny lipid, such as lecithin or cephalin,...
2Englishphospho-phosphorus
3EnglishPhosphorus—
4Latinphōsphorus—
5Ancient GreekΦωσφόροςthe bearer of light
6Ancient Greek-φόρος-bearing, -carrying; carrying, bearing; bringing
7Ancient GreekφέρωI bring, bear, carry
8Proto-Hellenicpʰérōto bear
9Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰéretito be carrying
10Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰēr-shiny, light brown
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