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Where does “hypocomplementemia” come from?

hypocomplementemia (English) comes from English complement, from Latin complementum, from Latin compleō, from Latin cōn-, from Latin cum, from Old Latin com, from Proto-Italic kom, from Proto-Indo-European ḱóm — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

hypocomplementemia (English): Decreased levels of complement system proteins

Definitions

  1. Decreased levels of complement system proteins

Ancestry of “hypocomplementemia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcomplementSomething that completes; the consummation; The...
2Latincomplementumcomplement
3Latincompleō—
4Latincōn-—
5Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
6Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
7Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
8Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
9Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
10Middle Englishkyt—
11Germankitt—
12Old High Germankuti—
13Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
14Proto-Germanickweduzresin
15Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
16Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

Words derived from “hypocomplementemia”

  • hypocomplementemic
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