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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

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-izō—
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
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