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Where does “lipoproteina” come from?

lipoproteina (Italian) comes from Italian lipo-, from Ancient Greek λῐ́πος — animal fat.

lipoproteina (Italian): lipoprotein

Definitions

  1. lipoprotein

Ancestry of “lipoproteina”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianlipo-lipo-
2Ancient Greekλῐ́ποςanimal fat

Words derived from “lipoproteina”

  • lipoproteico
Every word from Ancient Greek λῐ́πος →