Etymology

galactolipid

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Today it means: Any glycolipid in which the sugar component is galactose Full definition →

English lipid ← French lipide ← Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-
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  1. Ancient Greekγᾰ́λᾰ (gắlă)
  2. Ancient Greekγάλακτ- (gálakt-)
  3. Englishgalacto-
  4. Proto-Indo-European*leyp-
  5. Proto-Hellenic*lípos
  6. Ancient Greekλῐ́πος (lĭ́pos)
  7. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
  8. Frenchlipide
  9. Englishlipid
  10. English todaygalactolipid

From galacto- + lipid.

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