phosphatidylcholine

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂-

Proto-Indo-European *bʰéh₂os

Proto-Hellenic *pʰáwos

Ancient Greek φᾰ́ος (phắos)

Ancient Greek φῶς (phôs)

Proto-Indo-European *bʰer-

Proto-Indo-European *bʰéreti

Proto-Hellenic *pʰérō

Ancient Greek φέρω (phérō)

Proto-Indo-European *-os

Proto-Hellenic *-os

Ancient Greek -ος (-os)

Ancient Greek -φόρος (-phóros)

Ancient Greek φωσφόρος (phōsphóros)bor.

Latin phōsphorusder.

French phosphore

French -ate

French phosphateder.

English phosphate

Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der.

Latin -idusder.

English -ide

English phosphatide

English -ate

English phosphatidate

Proto-Indo-European *swel-der.?

Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)der.

Frenchder.

English -yl

English phosphatidyl

Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰelh₃-

Proto-Hellenic *kʰolā́

Ancient Greek χολή (kholḗ)der.

English choline

English phosphatidylcholine

From phosphatidyl + choline.

Noun

phosphatidylcholine (plural phosphatidylcholines)

1. (biochemistry) The phospholipid phosphatidyl choline

   Synonym: lecithin

Derived terms

• diphosphatidylcholine