Etymology

adiposity

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Today it means: Obesity; the state of being fat. Full definition →

Latin adeps
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The story

  1. Latin · derived fromadeps“fat, lard”
  2. English todayadiposity

From adipose + -ity, from Latin adeps (“fat, lard”).

Words from the same roots

Latinadeps all →

adiposeadipicadepescentadepsadipo-

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