phosphatidylethanolamine

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What does phosphatidylethanolamine mean?

Any of a class of phospholipid containing ethanolamine.

Where does phosphatidylethanolamine come from?

Etymology tree English phosphate 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 *h₂eydʰ-der. Proto-Hellenic *áitʰō Ancient Greek αἴθω (aíthō) ▲ Ancient Greek ᾱ̓ήρ (āḗr)influ.? Ancient Greek αἰθήρ (aithḗr)der. Latin aethērbor. German Äther German Ether ▲ Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)der. German -yl German Ethylbor. English ethyl Akkadian 𒎎𒋆𒁉𒍣𒁕 (guḫlum)bor. Aramaic כוחלא (kuḥlā)bor. Arabic كُحْل (kuḥl) Andalusian Arabic كُحُول (kuḥūl)bor. Medieval Latin alcoholbor. Middle English alcofol English alcohol ▲ English ethyl English eth- Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānusder. English -ane English ethane ▲ English alcohol English -ol English ethanol Egyptian jmnbor. Ancient Greek Ᾰ̓́μμων (Ắmmōn)bor. Latin Ammōn Latin ammoniacusder. English ammonia Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnusder. Old French -inbor. Middle English -in English -ine English amine English -amine English ethanolamine English phosphatidylethanolamine From phosphatidyl + ethanolamine.

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