Where does “coproantigen” come from?
coproantigen (English) comes from English antigen, from French antigène, from French gène, from Middle French gehenne, from Old French gehine, from Old French gehir, from Frankish jehhjan, from Proto-Germanic jehaną — to utter.
coproantigen (English): Any of a group of antigens found in feces
Definitions
- Any of a group of antigens found in feces
Ancestry of “coproantigen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | antigen | A substance that induces an immune response,... |
| 2 | French | antigène | antigen |
| 3 | French | gène | gene |
| 4 | Middle French | gehenne | — |
| 5 | Old French | gehine | punishment resulting from admission of guilt;... |
| 6 | Old French | gehir | to admit, confess, acknowledge |
| 7 | Frankish | jehhjan | to say, confess |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | jehaną | to speak, say, express |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | yék-e-ti | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | yek- | to utter |