Where does “antiautolysin” come from?
antiautolysin (English) comes from English autolysin, from English auto, from English automatic, from French automatique, from French automate, from Ancient Greek αὐτόματον, from Ancient Greek αὐτόματος, from Ancient Greek μέμαα — to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...
antiautolysin (English): Any substance, especially an antibody, that counters the effects of an autolysin
Definitions
- Any substance, especially an antibody, that counters the effects of an autolysin
Ancestry of “antiautolysin”, step by step
antiautolysin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English autolysin
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | autolysin | Any enzyme that hydrolyses a component of the... |
| 2 | English | auto | Clipping of automatic; An automobile; A setting... |
| 3 | English | automatic | Capable of operating without external control or... |
| 4 | French | automatique | automatic |
| 5 | French | automate | automaton |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | αὐτόματον | accident, mere chance |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | αὐτόματος | self-willed, unbidden; self-moving,... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | μέμαα | to wish eagerly, strive, yearn, desire |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | μέμονα | to be minded or inclined; to be eager; to hasten |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | memóne | to think, to be mindful; to remember |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | men- | to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,... |