Where does “adiposo” come from?
adiposo (Italian) comes from Italian adipe, from Latin adeps, from Ancient Greek ἄλειφαρ, from Ancient Greek ἀλείφω, from Proto-Indo-European h₂leybʰ-.
adiposo (Italian): adipose, fatty
Ancestry of “adiposo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | adipe | fat; adeps |
| 2 | Latin | adeps | fat, lard, grease; corpulence, obesity; sapwood |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἄλειφαρ | unguent, anointing oil, oil, fat; pitch, resin |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἀλείφω | To anoint someone else; To anoint oneself |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂leybʰ- | — |
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