Where does “sphingolipidology” come from?

sphingolipidology (English) comes from English ology, from English -ology, from English ‐o‐, from English -prim, from English trimethoprim, from English trimethoxy, from English methoxy, from English oxy- — to produce, to beget, to give birth.

sphingolipidology (English): The scientific study of sphingolipids

Definitions

  1. The scientific study of sphingolipids

Ancestry of “sphingolipidology”, step by step

sphingolipidology traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English ology

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishologyAny branch of learning, especially one ending in...
2English-ologyAlternative form of -logy; 1843, Thomas Chandler...
3English‐o‐
4English-primUsed to form names of trimethoprim derivatives acting as
5EnglishtrimethoprimA synthetic antibiotic used to treat malaria and...
6EnglishtrimethoxyThree methoxy groups in a molecule
7EnglishmethoxyThe univalent radical CH-O- derived from methanol
8Englishoxy-Sharp, keen, acute, pungent, acid; Concerning...
9EnglishoxygenThe chemical element with an atomic number of 8...
10Frenchoxygèneoxygen; inflection of oxygéner: ##...
11Ancient Greekγένοςoffspring, descendant; family, clan; nation, race
12Proto-Hellenicgénosfamily; race
13Proto-Indo-Europeanǵénh₁osrace, lineage
14Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth

via English sphingolipid

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsphingolipidAny lipid, such as sphingomyelin, that is derived...
2EnglishlipidAny of a group of organic compounds including the...
3Frenchlipidelipid
4French-ideid (dynast)
5Middle French-ideid (dynast)
6Latin-issuffixed to the root of nouns in composition,...
7Latin-asuffixed to the roots of verbs, forms agent...
8Proto-ItalicForms masculine agent nouns from prefixed or compounded bases
9Proto-Indo-European-éh₂
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁-Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵénh₁osEvery word from English -prim