English

hydrolipid

From hydro- + lipid.

Proto-Indo-European *wed- ‘water’

Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥ ‘water’

Proto-Hellenic *údōr ‘water’

Ancient Greek ῡ̆̔́δωρ ‘water’

Proto-Indo-European *leyp- ‘to stick’

Proto-Hellenic *lípos ‘fat’

Ancient Greek λῐ́πος ‘animal fat’

French lipide

English lipid

Today it means

noun An emulsion of fat and water, a film of which normally covers the skin

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / hydrolipid