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Where does “-les-” come from?

-les- (English) comes from English lesion, from Middle English lesioun, from Old French lesion, from Latin laesiō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

-les- (English): a monoclonal antibody that targets an infectious...

Definitions

  1. a monoclonal antibody that targets an infectious...

Ancestry of “-les-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlesionA wound or injury; An infected or otherwise...
2Middle Englishlesioun—
3Old Frenchlesionharm; damage
4Latinlaesiō—
5Latin-tiō—
6Latindissertātiō—
7Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
8Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
9Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
10Latincalceusshoe
11Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
12Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

Words derived from “-les-”

  • sulesomab
  • lemalesomab
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