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Where does “antidigoxigenin” come from?

antidigoxigenin (English) comes from English digoxigenin, from English -genin, from English -gen, from French -gène, from Latin -genus, from Ancient Greek -γενής, from Ancient Greek -είᾱ, from Ancient Greek -ής — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

antidigoxigenin (English): An antibody that binds to digoxigenin

Definitions

  1. An antibody that binds to digoxigenin

Ancestry of “antidigoxigenin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdigoxigeninA steroid found exclusively in the flowers and...
2English-geninsaponin > sapogenin
3English-genA producer of something, e.g. hydrogen
4French-gène-gen, -genic
5Latin-genusborn from, sprung form
6Ancient Greek-γενήςborn in a certain place or condition; of a kind
7Ancient Greek-είᾱ—
8Ancient Greek-ήςadjective suffix
9Proto-Indo-European-ēsPrimarily forms adjectival bahuvrīhi compounds
10Proto-Indo-European-ess—
11Proto-Indo-European-osCreates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...
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