Where does “eosinophilic” come from?
Eosinophilic is formed from English eosin plus the English adjectival suffix -ic, derived from French -ique, Latin -icus, and Proto-Indo-European -kos, an ancient suffix forming adjectives.
eosinophilic (English): That is readily stained with eosin; Of,...
Definitions
- That is readily stained with eosin; Of,...
Ancestry of “eosinophilic”, step by step
eosinophilic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English ‐o‐
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ‐o‐ | — |
| 2 | English | -prim | Used to form names of trimethoprim derivatives acting as |
| 3 | English | trimethoprim | A synthetic antibiotic used to treat malaria and... |
| 4 | English | trimethoxy | Three methoxy groups in a molecule |
| 5 | English | methoxy | The univalent radical CH-O- derived from methanol |
| 6 | English | oxy- | Sharp, keen, acute, pungent, acid; Concerning... |
| 7 | English | oxygen | The chemical element with an atomic number of 8... |
| 8 | French | oxygène | oxygen; inflection of oxygéner: ##... |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | γένος | offspring, descendant; family, clan; nation, race |
| 10 | Proto-Hellenic | génos | family; race |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵénh₁os | race, lineage |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵenh₁- | to produce, to beget, to give birth |
via English eosin
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | eosin | A red, acidic dye commonly used in histological... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | ἠώς | The morning red, daybreak, dawn; Dawn as a length... |
| 3 | Proto-Hellenic | auhṓs | dawn; goddess of dawn |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂éwsōs | dawn; goddess of dawn, bringer of light for which... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂éws-os-s | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ews- | dawn; east; to draw water, scoop up |