Etymograph

English

lipoplatin

Blend of lipid + cisplatin?

A blend of lipid + cisplatin

Proto-Indo-European *leyp- ‘to stick’

Proto-Hellenic *lípos ‘fat’

Ancient Greek λῐ́πος ‘animal fat’

French lipide

English lipid

Today it means

noun A nanoparticle composed of lipids and cisplatin, used to treat tumours.

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

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