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Where does “antiallergy” come from?

antiallergy (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.

antiallergy (English): Countering an allergy

Definitions

  1. Countering an allergy

Ancestry of “antiallergy”, 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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