English

guggulipid

Blend of guggul + lipid?

Sanskrit गुल्गु॒लु॒

Hindi गूगल ‘the tree Commiphora mukul and its fragrant…’

Proto-Indo-European *leyp- ‘to stick’

Proto-Hellenic *lípos ‘fat’

Ancient Greek λῐ́πος ‘animal fat’

French lipide

English lipid

Today it means

noun An extract of resinous sap of guggul, whose active ingredient is guggulsterone.

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Etymograph / guggulipid