Where does “antiprecipitin” come from?
antiprecipitin (English) comes from English precipitin, from English precipitate, from Latin praecipitatus, from Latin praecipitō, from Latin praeceps, from Latin -ceps, from Old Latin -cipes, from Proto-Italic -kaputis — to seize, hold.
antiprecipitin (English): A substance derived from a precipitin and capable of neutralizing it
Definitions
- A substance derived from a precipitin and capable of neutralizing it
Ancestry of “antiprecipitin”, step by step
antiprecipitin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English precipitin
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | precipitin | Any antibody that reacts with an antigen to form... |
| 2 | English | precipitate | To make something happen suddenly and quickly; To... |
| 3 | Latin | praecipitatus | cast down; thrown headlong |
| 4 | Latin | praecipitō | to cast down; to throw headlong |
| 5 | Latin | praeceps | head first, headlong; steep, precipitous; hasty,... |
| 6 | Latin | -ceps | -headed; -fold; -catcher |
| 7 | Old Latin | -cipes | "third declension"; Alternative form of -ceps;... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | -kaputis | -headed |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | kaput | head |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | káput | head |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | kap- | to seize, hold |