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Where does “aeroallergy” come from?

aeroallergy (English) comes from English allergy, from German Allergie, from Ancient Greek ἄλλος, from Ancient Greek κρίνω, from Proto-Hellenic kríňňō, from Proto-Indo-European krinyéti, from Proto-Indo-European krey- — to sift, separate, divide.

aeroallergy (English): An allergy to an airborne allergen

Definitions

  1. An allergy to an airborne allergen

Ancestry of “aeroallergy”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishallergyA disorder of the immune system causing adverse...
2GermanAllergieallergy
3Ancient Greekἄλλοςother, another, different, else; in combination...
4Ancient GreekκρίνωTo separate, divide, part, distinguish between...
5Proto-Hellenickríňňō—
6Proto-Indo-Europeankrinyéti—
7Proto-Indo-Europeankrey-to sift, separate, divide
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