Where does “antipolyvalent” come from?
antipolyvalent (English) comes from English polyvalent, from English valent, from English Valence, from French Valence, from Latin Valentia, from Latin -ia, from Latin -ius, from Proto-Italic -jōs — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.
antipolyvalent (English): That counters polyvalent antibodies
Definitions
- That counters polyvalent antibodies
Ancestry of “antipolyvalent”, step by step
antipolyvalent traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English polyvalent
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | polyvalent | Multivalent; having a number of different forms,... |
| 2 | English | valent | Having valence |
| 3 | English | Valence | The number of arguments that a verb can have, including its subject, ranging from zero to three or, less commonly, four |
| 4 | French | Valence | valence |
| 5 | Latin | Valentia | health, vigour, bodily strength |
| 6 | Latin | -ia | Used to form a feminine abstract noun, usually... |
| 7 | Latin | -ius | forming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | -jōs | Forms comparative adjectives |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |