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Where does “immunobead” come from?

immunobead (English) comes from English bead, from Middle English bēde, from Old English gebed, from Proto-West Germanic gabed, from Proto-West Germanic ga-, from Proto-Germanic ga-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱóm, from Proto-Indo-European ḱe — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

immunobead (English): A very small bead coated with an antigen that...

Definitions

  1. A very small bead coated with an antigen that...

Ancestry of “immunobead”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbeadPrayer, later especially with a rosary; Each in a...
2Middle Englishbēdeprayer, request, supplication, order, command,...
3Old Englishgebedprayer, religious observance
4Proto-West Germanicgabedprayer
5Proto-West Germanicga-used as an intensifier for verbs, indicating...
6Proto-Germanicga-Indicates association or togetherness; co-;...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
8Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
9Middle Englishkyt—
10Germankitt—
11Old High Germankuti—
12Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
13Proto-Germanickweduzresin
14Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
15Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
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