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Where does “antianaphylaxis” come from?

antianaphylaxis (English) comes from English anaphylaxis, from French anaphylaxie, from Ancient Greek φύλαξις, from Ancient Greek -σῐς, from Ancient Greek -τις, from Proto-Indo-European -tis — Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots.

antianaphylaxis (English): desensitization to antigens

Definitions

  1. desensitization to antigens

Ancestry of “antianaphylaxis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishanaphylaxisExtreme sensitivity to a substance such as a...
2Frenchanaphylaxie—
3Ancient Greekφύλαξιςan act of watching, guarding; a security
4Ancient Greek-σῐς"suffix forming nouns"
5Ancient Greek-τιςEarlier form of -σις , retained after dentals δ,...
6Proto-Indo-European-tisDerives abstract/action nouns from verb roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tis →