Where does “agglutinogen” come from?
agglutinogen (English) comes from English agglutinin, from English agglutinate, from Latin agglutinatus, from Latin agglutino, from Latin glutino, from Latin glūten, from Proto-Italic gloiten, from Proto-Indo-European glóh₁ytn̥ — to bend, arch.
agglutinogen (English): Any antigen that stimulates the production of an agglutinin
Definitions
- Any antigen that stimulates the production of an agglutinin
Ancestry of “agglutinogen”, step by step
agglutinogen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English agglutinin
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | agglutinin | A substance that causes cells to clump; A protein... |
| 2 | English | agglutinate | United with glue or as with glue; cemented... |
| 3 | Latin | agglutinatus | glued, pasted, fastened |
| 4 | Latin | agglutino | I glue, paste, solder or cement to something; fit... |
| 5 | Latin | glutino | I glue |
| 6 | Latin | glūten | glue |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | gloiten | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | glóh₁ytn̥ | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | gleh₁y- | to smear, putty; to stick, glue |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | gleh₁- | ball, lump |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | gewl- | vessel; ball; vessel, bowl, ball; ball, bowl,... |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | gēw- | to bend, arch |
via English ‐o‐
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ‐o‐ | — |
| 2 | English | -prim | Used to form names of trimethoprim derivatives acting as |
| 3 | English | trimethoprim | A synthetic antibiotic used to treat malaria and... |
| 4 | English | trimethoxy | Three methoxy groups in a molecule |
| 5 | English | methoxy | The univalent radical CH-O- derived from methanol |
| 6 | English | oxy- | Sharp, keen, acute, pungent, acid; Concerning... |
| 7 | English | oxygen | The chemical element with an atomic number of 8... |
| 8 | French | oxygène | oxygen; inflection of oxygéner: ##... |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | γένος | offspring, descendant; family, clan; nation, race |
| 10 | Proto-Hellenic | génos | family; race |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵénh₁os | race, lineage |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵenh₁- | to produce, to beget, to give birth |