Where does “polyphosphoinositide” come from?
polyphosphoinositide (English) comes from English phosphoinositide, from English inositide, from English inositol, from English inosite, from English -ite, from French -ité, from Latin -īta, from Ancient Greek -ίτης — Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems.
polyphosphoinositide (English): A polymeric form of phosphoinositide
Definitions
- A polymeric form of phosphoinositide
Ancestry of “polyphosphoinositide”, step by step
polyphosphoinositide traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English phosphoinositide
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | phosphoinositide | The inositol ester of phosphoric acid that is a... |
| 2 | English | inositide | Any phospholipid containing inositol;... |
| 3 | English | inositol | A simple sugar alcohol which occurs in animal... |
| 4 | English | inosite | Former name of inositol |
| 5 | English | -ite | Used to form nouns denoting followers or... |
| 6 | French | -ité | Alternative form of -té, giving a quality or... |
| 7 | Latin | -īta | — |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | -ίτης | Suffix forming a masculine noun: one connected... |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | πολῑ́της | citizen |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | -της | Forms nouns representing a state of being; Added... |
| 11 | Proto-Hellenic | -tāts | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | -teh₂ts | Used to form nouns representing state of being |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | -teh₂ | Used to form nouns representing state of being |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | -tós | Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems |
via English poly
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | poly | Polytechnic; Polyethylene; Polyurethane |
| 2 | Latin | polium | Alternative form of polion |
| 3 | Latin | polion | A strong-smelling plant, perhaps Teucrium... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | πόλιον | felty germander |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | πολιός | grey, grizzled, grizzly; bright, clear, serene; a... |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | poľľós | grey |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | polH-yós | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pelH- | pale, gray |