Etymograph

English

lipodystrophy

From lipo- + dystrophy.

Formed from lipo- + dystrophy

Proto-Indo-European *leyp- ‘to stick’

Proto-Hellenic *lípos ‘fat’

Ancient Greek λῐ́πος ‘animal fat’

English lipo-

Today it means

noun A disorder characterized by abnormal or degenerative conditions of the body's adipose tissue.

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

Etymograph / lipodystrophy