English
lipometabolism
Lipometabolism comes from Ancient Greek μετᾰβολή ‘change’, and goes back to μεταβάλλω ‘to translate’.
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEμεταβάλλωmetabállō‘to translate’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEμετᾰβολήmetăbolḗ‘change’
- English1500–presentmetabolism
- Englishtodaylipometabolism
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEμεταβάλλωmetabállō‘to translate’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEμετᾰβολήmetăbolḗ‘change’
- English1500–presentmetabolism
- Englishtodaylipometabolism
A compound of μετᾰ́ ‘in the midst of, among, between, with’ + μετα- + βάλλω ‘to throw, cast, hurl’
Proto-Indo-European *me ‘in the middle of, near, by, around, with’
Proto-Indo-European *meth₂
Ancient Greek μετᾰ́ ‘in the midst of, among, between, with’
Proto-Indo-European *gʷelH- ‘to throw, reach, pierce’
Proto-Hellenic *gʷəlnō
Ancient Greek βάλλω ‘to throw, cast, hurl’
Linked words
through Ancient Greek μεταβάλλω ‘to translate’
through Ancient Greek μετᾰβολή ‘change’
Today it means
noun The metabolism of fats and other lipids
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Ancient Greek μεταβάλλω / lipometabolism