Etymograph

English

lipoinitiation

From lipo- + initiation.

Formed from lipo- + initiation

Proto-Indo-European *leyp- ‘to stick’

Proto-Hellenic *lípos ‘fat’

Ancient Greek λῐ́πος ‘animal fat’

English lipo-

Proto-Indo-European *h₁ey- ‘to go’

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Latin initium ‘beginning’

Latin initiō ‘to begin, originate’

Latin initiātiō

Middle French initiation

English initiation

Today it means

noun The introduction of a lipid chain into a polypeptide (by lipidization)

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

Etymograph / lipoinitiation