lipo-

lipo- · prefix¹

1. Proto-Indo-European*leyp-
2. Proto-Hellenic*lípos
3. Ancient Greekλῐ́πος (lĭ́pos)
4. English todaylipo-

From international scientific vocabulary, reflecting a New Greek combining form, from Ancient Greek λῐ́πος (lĭ́pos, “animal fat”).

lipo- · prefix²

1. Ancient Greek · derived fromλείπω“to leave, be lacking”
2. English todaylipo-

From Ancient Greek λείπω (leípō, “to leave, be lacking”).

Words from the same roots