Etymology

phosphocholine

P3H4O1S1P3H4O1C3H4O1L1I1N1E1

Today it means: The choline ester of phosphoric acid Full definition →

English choline ← Ancient Greek χολή (kholḗ) ← Proto-Hellenic *kʰolā́
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*bʰeh₂-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*bʰéh₂os
  3. Proto-Hellenic*pʰáwos
  4. Ancient Greekφᾰ́ος (phắos)
  5. Ancient Greekφῶς (phôs)
  6. Ancient Greekφωσφόρος (phōsphóros)
  7. Latinphōsphorus
  8. Englishphosphorus
  9. Englishphospho-
  10. Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰelh₃-
  11. Proto-Hellenic*kʰolā́
  12. Ancient Greekχολή (kholḗ)
  13. Englishcholine
  14. English todayphosphocholine

From phospho- + choline.

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