Where does “chemosensitizer” come from?

chemosensitizer (English) comes from English sensitizer, from English sensitize, from English -ize, from Middle English -isen, from Middle French -iser, from Latin -izō, from Ancient Greek -ίζω, from Proto-Hellenic -íďďō — he, she.

chemosensitizer (English): Any material that makes cells sensitive to...

Definitions

  1. Any material that makes cells sensitive to...

Ancestry of “chemosensitizer”, step by step

chemosensitizer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English sensitizer

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsensitizerAny agent that sensitizes something
2EnglishsensitizeTo make sensitive or responsive to certain...
3English-izeUsed to form verbs from nouns or adjectives
4Middle English-isen-ise, -ize
5Middle French-iser-ize
6Latin-izōUsed to form similative verbs from nouns and adjectives
7Ancient Greek-ίζωUsed to form verbs from nouns, adjectives and...
8Proto-Hellenic-íďďō
9Proto-Indo-European-idyéti
10Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
11Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-
12Chichewaiyehe, she

via English chemo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishchemoClipping of chemotherapy
Every word from Chichewa iyeEvery word from English -izeEvery word from Proto-Indo-European -yéti
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