Where does “antigenic” come from?
Antigenic derives from English antigen, combining English anti- (from French anti-) and English gene (from Ancient Greek γενεά meaning generation or offspring), ultimately tracing to Proto-Indo-European -kos.
antigenic (English): Of or relating to an antigen; Sexually dimorphic,...
Definitions
- Of or relating to an antigen; Sexually dimorphic,...
Ancestry of “antigenic”, step by step
antigenic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English antigen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | antigen | A substance that induces an immune response,... |
| 2 | French | antigène | antigen |
| 3 | French | gène | gene |
| 4 | Middle French | gehenne | — |
| 5 | Old French | gehine | punishment resulting from admission of guilt;... |
| 6 | Old French | gehir | to admit, confess, acknowledge |
| 7 | Frankish | jehhjan | to say, confess |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | jehaną | to speak, say, express |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | yék-e-ti | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | yek- | to utter |
via English antigeny
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | antigeny | Sexual dimorphism, especially in lepidopterans |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | ἀντί | over against, opposite; at the same time as; in... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | νόμος | usage, custom; law, ordinance; melody, strain |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | νέμω | to deal out, distribute, dispense; to pasture or... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | némos | sacrifice, worship; place of sacrifice, clearing |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | nem- | to distribute; to give, to take |