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
- feminine plural of adiposo
Ancestry of “adipose”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | adiposo | adipose, fatty |
| 2 | Italian | adipe | fat; adeps |
| 3 | Latin | adeps | fat, lard, grease; corpulence, obesity; sapwood |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἄλειφαρ | unguent, anointing oil, oil, fat; pitch, resin |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἀλείφω | To anoint someone else; To anoint oneself |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂leybʰ- | — |