Where does “antiagglutinin” come from?
antiagglutinin (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.
antiagglutinin (English): Any substance, especially an antibody, that inhibits the action of an agglutinin
Definitions
- Any substance, especially an antibody, that inhibits the action of an agglutinin
Ancestry of “antiagglutinin”, step by step
| 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 |