Where does “chemoaffinity” come from?

chemoaffinity (English) comes from English affinity, from Middle English affinite, from Old French affinité.

chemoaffinity (English): chemical affinity

Definitions

  1. chemical affinity

Ancestry of “chemoaffinity”, step by step

chemoaffinity traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English affinity

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishaffinityA natural attraction or feeling of kinship to a...
2Middle Englishaffinite—
3Old Frenchaffinité—

via English chemo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishchemoClipping of chemotherapy
Every word from Old French affinité →Every word from Middle English affinite →Every word from English affinity →