Etymology

phosphatidate

P3H4O1S1P3H4A1T1I1D2A1T1E1

Today it means: A monoglyceride or diglyceride combined with phosphoric acid; combines with another simple organic molecule to form a phospholipid. Full definition →

English phosphatide ← Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- ← French phosphate
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*bʰeh₂-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*bʰéh₂os
  3. Proto-Hellenic*pʰáwos
  4. Ancient Greekφᾰ́ος (phắos)
  5. Ancient Greekφῶς (phôs)
  6. Proto-Indo-European*bʰer-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*bʰéreti
  8. Proto-Hellenic*pʰérō
  9. Ancient Greekφέρω (phérō)
  10. Ancient Greekφωσφόρος (phōsphóros)
  11. Latinphōsphorus
  12. Frenchphosphore
  13. Frenchphosphate
  14. Englishphosphate
  15. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
  16. Englishphosphatide
  17. English todayphosphatidate

From phosphatide (“phospholipid”) + -ate.

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