Etymology

saccharolipid

S1A1C3C3H4A1R1O1L1I1P3I1D2

Today it means: Any of several types of lipid that contain a carbohydrate moiety Full definition →

English lipid ← French lipide ← Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*ḱorkeh₂
  2. Proto-Indo-Iranian*ćárkaraH
  3. Proto-Indo-Aryan*śárkaraH
  4. Sanskritशर्क॑रा (śárkarā)
  5. Palisakkharā
  6. Ancient Greekσάκχαρ (sákkhar)
  7. Latinsaccharon
  8. Latinsaccharum
  9. Englishsaccharo-
  10. Proto-Indo-European*leyp-
  11. Proto-Hellenic*lípos
  12. Ancient Greekλῐ́πος (lĭ́pos)
  13. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
  14. Frenchlipide
  15. Englishlipid
  16. English todaysaccharolipid

From saccharo- + lipid.

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