myEtymology.com: English etymology of metabolite

Etymology of the English word metabolite

the English word metabolite

derived from the English word metabolism

derived from the Greek word metabole, μεταβολή (change)

derived from the Greek word metaballein, μεταβάλλω (to throw over; (middle voice figuratively) to turn about in opinion)

derived from the Greek word ballein, βάλλω (to throw)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *gʷelə-

using the English suffix -ite

The earliest known usage of metabolite in English dates from the 19th century.

Word found in Modern English