Where does “electroimmunoassay” come from?
electroimmunoassay (English) comes from English immunoassay, from English assay, from Middle English assay, from Anglo-Norman assaier, from Old French essai, from Late Latin exagium, from Latin exigō, from Latin agō — to drive.
electroimmunoassay (English): A form of immunoassay that uses electrophoresis
Definitions
- A form of immunoassay that uses electrophoresis
Ancestry of “electroimmunoassay”, step by step
electroimmunoassay traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English immunoassay
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | immunoassay | A test for the presence of a substance using the... |
| 2 | English | assay | Trial, attempt; Examination and determination;... |
| 3 | Middle English | assay | Examining; investigation, looking into, research;... |
| 4 | Anglo-Norman | assaier | Alternative form of essaier |
| 5 | Old French | essai | trial |
| 6 | Late Latin | exagium | weight; weighing, testing on the balance;... |
| 7 | Latin | exigō | to drive out; expel |
| 8 | Latin | agō | to act, to behave |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | agō | drive; push, impel; do, act |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂éǵeti | to be driving |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eǵ- | to drive |
via English electro
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | electro | An electrotype; An electronic style of hip hop;... |