Where does “antihistone” come from?

antihistone (English) comes from English histone, from German Histon, from Ancient Greek ἵστημι, from Proto-Hellenic hístāmi, from Proto-Indo-European stísteh₂ti, from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- — to stand.

antihistone (English): That generates an allergic response to histone antibodies

Definitions

  1. That generates an allergic response to histone antibodies

Ancestry of “antihistone”, step by step

antihistone traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English histone

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishhistoneAny of various simple water-soluble proteins that...
2GermanHiston
3Ancient Greekἵστημιto make to stand, to stand, set; to stop, stay,...
4Proto-Hellenichístāmito stand
5Proto-Indo-Europeanstísteh₂tito be standing up, to be getting up
6Proto-Indo-Europeansteh₂-to stand

via English anti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishantiOpposed to something; That has a torsion angle...
2Englishanti-Against, hostile to; Contrasting with the norm;...
3Ancient Greekἀντι-anti-, against; like, reminiscent of
4Ancient Greekᾰ̓ντῐ́opposite
Every word from Proto-Indo-European steh₂-Every word from Proto-Indo-European stísteh₂tiEvery word from Proto-Hellenic hístāmi