Etymology of the English word lipase
the English word
lipasederived from the Greek word
lipos, λίπος (fat)
using the English suffix
-asederived from the English word
diastasederived from the French word
diastasederived from the Greek word
diastasis, διάστασις
derived from the Greek word
diistemi, διΐστημι (to stand apart; to remove, intervene)
derived from the Greek word
diistanaiderived from the Greek word
histanaiderived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*stā-derived from the Greek word
stasis, στάσις (a standing (properly, the act); (by analogy) position (existence); by implication, a popular uprising; figuratively, controversy)
derived from the Greek word
histanaiderived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*stā-derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*stā-using the Greek suffix
-aseusing the English prefix
lip-Date
The earliest known usage of lipase in English dates from the 19th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
