Where does “photocholesterol” come from?
photocholesterol (English) comes from English photo, from English photography, from French photographie, from Ancient Greek φωτο-, from Ancient Greek φῶς, from Proto-Hellenic pʰáos, from Proto-Indo-European bʰéh₂os, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-.
photocholesterol (English): An analogue of cholesterol in which the 5-6 double bond has been replaced by a photoactivatable diazirine group
Definitions
- An analogue of cholesterol in which the 5-6 double bond has been replaced by a photoactivatable diazirine group
Ancestry of “photocholesterol”, step by step
photocholesterol traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English photo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | photo | A photograph; A photo finish; To take a... |
| 2 | English | photography | The art and technology of producing images on... |
| 3 | French | photographie | photography; photograph |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | φωτο- | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | φῶς | Attic form of φᾰ́ος |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | pʰáos | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰéh₂os | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂- | to shine, glow light; to speak, say |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂-s-ri- | — |
via English cholesterol
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | cholesterol | A sterol lipid synthesized by the liver and... |
| 2 | French | cholestérol | cholesterol |
| 3 | French | cholesterine | cholesterol; Dated form of cholestérol |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | χολή | gall, bile; gall bladder; bitterness, wrath,... |
| 5 | Proto-Hellenic | kʰolā́ | gall, bile |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰolh₃-éh₂ | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰelh₃- | to flourish; green, yellow |