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Where does “adipose” come from?

adipose (Italian) comes from Italian adiposo, from Italian adipe, from Latin adeps, from Ancient Greek ἄλειφαρ, from Ancient Greek ἀλείφω, from Proto-Indo-European h₂leybʰ-.

adipose (Italian): feminine plural of adiposo

Definitions

  1. feminine plural of adiposo

Ancestry of “adipose”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianadiposoadipose, fatty
2Italianadipefat; adeps
3Latinadepsfat, lard, grease; corpulence, obesity; sapwood
4Ancient Greekἄλειφαρunguent, anointing oil, oil, fat; pitch, resin
5Ancient GreekἀλείφωTo anoint someone else; To anoint oneself
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂leybʰ-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂leybʰ- →