English

lipopigment

From lipo- + pigment.

Proto-Indo-European *leyp- ‘to stick’

Proto-Hellenic *lípos ‘fat’

Ancient Greek λῐ́πος ‘animal fat’

English lipo-

Proto-Indo-European *peyḱ- ‘to mark, paint’

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Proto-Italic *pingō

Latin pingō ‘to paint’

Latin pigmentum

Middle English pigment ‘a red pigment’

Today it means

noun A fluorescent pigment derived from a lipid

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

Etymograph / lipopigment