Etymology

inositide

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Today it means: Any phospholipid containing inositol; phosphatidylinositol. Full definition →

Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- ← English inositol ← Middle English alcofol
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*wéyHs
  2. Proto-Hellenic*wīs
  3. Ancient Greek*ϝῑ́ς (*wī́s)
  4. Ancient Greekῑ̓νός (īnós)
  5. Englishinosite
  6. Akkadian𒎎𒋆𒁉𒍣𒁕 (guḫlum)
  7. Aramaicכוחלא (kuḥlā)
  8. Arabicكُحْل (kuḥl)
  9. Andalusian Arabicكُحُول (kuḥūl)
  10. Medieval Latinalcoho
  11. Middle Englishalcofol
  12. Englishalcohol
  13. Englishinositol
  14. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
  15. English todayinositide

From inositol + -ide.

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