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Where does “histocompatible” come from?

histocompatible (English) comes from English compatible, from Middle English compatible, from Anglo-Norman compatible, from Medieval Latin compatibilis, from Late Latin compator, from Latin com-, from Latin con-, from Latin cum — resin.

histocompatible (English): Having compatible antigens, and thus being able...

Definitions

  1. Having compatible antigens, and thus being able...

Ancestry of “histocompatible”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcompatibleCapable of easy interaction; Able to get along...
2Middle Englishcompatible—
3Anglo-Normancompatible—
4Medieval Latincompatibilisin "compatible beneficium", a benefice which...
5Late Latincompator—
6Latincom-allomorph of con-
7Latincon-Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing...
8Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
9Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
10Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
11Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
12Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
13Middle Englishkyt—
14Germankitt—
15Old High Germankuti—
16Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
17Proto-Germanickweduzresin
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