Where does “antiidiotypic” come from?
antiidiotypic (English) comes from English idiotypic, from English idiotype, from English type, from Middle English type, from Latin typus, from Ancient Greek τύπος, from Ancient Greek τύπτω, from Proto-Indo-European (s)tewp- — to push, to hit.
antiidiotypic (English): That binds to an idiotype of another antibody
Definitions
- That binds to an idiotype of another antibody
Ancestry of “antiidiotypic”, step by step
antiidiotypic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English idiotypic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | idiotypic | Of or pertaining to an idiotype |
| 2 | English | idiotype | A characteristic shared by a group of... |
| 3 | English | type | A grouping based on shared characteristics; a... |
| 4 | Middle English | type | symbol, figure, emblem |
| 5 | Latin | typus | figure, image; type, form, sort, kind; form,... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | τύπος | A blow, pressing; The results of a blow: mark,... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | τύπτω | to beat, strike, smite; to beat, strike oneself |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tewp- | to push, to stick |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tew- | to push, to hit |