Etymograph

English

lipovitellin

From lipo- + vitellin.

Formed from lipo- + vitellin

Proto-Indo-European *leyp- ‘to stick’

Proto-Hellenic *lípos ‘fat’

Ancient Greek λῐ́πος ‘animal fat’

English lipo-

Today it means

noun A protein found in egg yolk and involved in lipid and metal storage.

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

Etymograph / lipovitellin