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adipose
1743, from Mod.L.
adiposus
"fatty," from L.
adipem
(nom.
adeps,
gen.
adipis
) "fat of animals," from Gk.
aleipha
"unguent, fat," related to
lipos
"grease, fat" (see
leave
(v.)). Change of
-l-
to
-d-
"prob. due to Umbrian influence" [Klein].
