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Where does “hyperimmunoglobulin” come from?

hyperimmunoglobulin (English) comes from English immunoglobulin, from English globulin, from English globule, from French globule, from Latin globulus, from Latin -ulus, from Proto-Italic -olos, from Proto-Italic -elos — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.

hyperimmunoglobulin (English): A formulation of an immunoglobulin containing...

Definitions

  1. A formulation of an immunoglobulin containing...

Ancestry of “hyperimmunoglobulin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishimmunoglobulinAny of the glycoproteins in blood serum that...
2EnglishglobulinAny of a group of simple proteins, soluble in...
3EnglishglobuleA small round particle of substance; a drop
4Frenchglobuleglobule; blood cell
5LatinglobulusDiminutive of globus; globule; button
6Latin-ulusUsed to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating...
7Proto-Italic-olos—
8Proto-Italic-elos—
9Proto-Indo-European-e-lós—
10Proto-Indo-European-lósForms agent nouns from verbal roots
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