Where does “fluoroimmunoassay” come from?

fluoroimmunoassay (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.

fluoroimmunoassay (English): A very sensitive form of immunoassay that uses...

Definitions

  1. A very sensitive form of immunoassay that uses...

Ancestry of “fluoroimmunoassay”, step by step

fluoroimmunoassay traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English immunoassay

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishimmunoassayA test for the presence of a substance using the...
2EnglishassayTrial, attempt; Examination and determination;...
3Middle EnglishassayExamining; investigation, looking into, research;...
4Anglo-NormanassaierAlternative form of essaier
5Old Frenchessaitrial
6Late Latinexagiumweight; weighing, testing on the balance;...
7Latinexigōto drive out; expel
8Latinagōto act, to behave
9Proto-Italicagōdrive; push, impel; do, act
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éǵetito be driving
11Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵ-to drive

via English fluoro

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishfluoroA fluorescent light; Of a fluorescent colour
2English-oA colloquializing suffix; A type of person; Can...
3EnglishOA blood type that lacks A or B antigens and may...
4Middle EnglishO
5Old Englishoever, always
6LatinoThe name of the letter "O"; o!; oh!
7Etruscan𐌏
8Ancient GreekοLower-case omicron (ὂ μικρόν), the 15th letter of the ancient Greek alphabet. It represented the close-mid back rounded vowel. It is preceded by ξ and followed by π
9Phoenician𐤏ayin; ʿayin
10Egyptian𓁹
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵetiEvery word from Proto-Italic agō