myEtymology.com: English etymology of isolecithal

Etymology of the English word isolecithal

the English word isolecithal

derived from the English word lecithin

derived from the French word lécithine

derived from the Greek word lekithos, λέκιθος, λέκιϑος

using the French suffix -ine

using the Greek suffix -ine

using the English suffix -al

derived from the Latin suffix -alis

using the English prefix iso-

derived from the Greek word isos, ἴσος, ἴσως (similar (in amount and kind); likely; perhaps)

derived from the English word lecithal

Word found in Modern English