Where does “antibodies” come from?
antibodies (English) comes from English antibody, from German Antikörper, from German körper, from Middle High German körper, from Latin corpus, from Proto-Italic korpos, from Proto-Indo-European krépos, from Proto-Indo-European krep- — body.
antibodies (English): plural of antibody
Ancestry of “antibodies”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | antibody | A protein produced by B-lymphocytes that binds to... |
| 2 | German | Antikörper | antibody |
| 3 | German | körper | — |
| 4 | Middle High German | körper | — |
| 5 | Latin | corpus | body, person; substance, material; the flesh of... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | korpos | body |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | krépos | body |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | krep- | body |