Where does “antigenemic” come from?
antigenemic (English) comes from English antigenemia, from English antigen, from French antigène, from French gène, from Middle French gehenne, from Old French gehine, from Old French gehir, from Frankish jehhjan — to utter.
antigenemic (English): Exhibiting or pertaining to antigenemia
Definitions
- Exhibiting or pertaining to antigenemia
Ancestry of “antigenemic”, step by step
antigenemic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English antigenemia
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | antigenemia | The presence of antigens in the bloodstream |
| 2 | English | antigen | A substance that induces an immune response,... |
| 3 | French | antigène | antigen |
| 4 | French | gène | gene |
| 5 | Middle French | gehenne | — |
| 6 | Old French | gehine | punishment resulting from admission of guilt;... |
| 7 | Old French | gehir | to admit, confess, acknowledge |
| 8 | Frankish | jehhjan | to say, confess |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | jehaną | to speak, say, express |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | yék-e-ti | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | yek- | to utter |
via English ic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ic | related or pertaining to; having the character of |