Where does “heteroantibody” come from?
heteroantibody (English) comes from English hetero, from English heterosexual, from English -sexual, from English sexual, from Latin sexuālis, from Latin sexus, from Proto-Italic seksus, from Proto-Indo-European séksus — to cut, cut off, sever.
heteroantibody (English): Any antibody that is active against an antigen...
Definitions
- Any antibody that is active against an antigen...
Ancestry of “heteroantibody”, step by step
heteroantibody traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English hetero
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | hetero | Heterosexual: of, pertaining to, or being a... |
| 2 | English | heterosexual | Sexually attracted to members of the opposite... |
| 3 | English | -sexual | Forms a noun or adjective describing a state or... |
| 4 | English | sexual | Arising from the fact of being male or female;... |
| 5 | Latin | sexuālis | sexual |
| 6 | Latin | sexus | division; sex; gender |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | seksus | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | séksus | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | sek- | to cut, cut off, sever |
via English antibody
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | antibody | A protein produced by B-lymphocytes that binds to... |
| 2 | German | Antikörper | antibody |
| 3 | German | körper | body (of a person, animal, etc.) |
| 4 | Middle High German | körper | — |
| 5 | Latin | corpus | body, person; substance, material; the flesh of... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | korpos | body |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | krépos | body |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | krep- | body |