Where does “immunoblotting” come from?
immunoblotting (English) comes from English blotting, from English blot, from Middle English blot, from Old Norse blautr, from Proto-Germanic blautaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰlāw-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel — shiny, white.
immunoblotting (English): The use of immunoblots to analyse proteins
Definitions
- The use of immunoblots to analyse proteins
Ancestry of “immunoblotting”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | blotting | present participle of blot; A blot; a stain; The... |
| 2 | English | blot | A blemish, spot or stain made by a coloured... |
| 3 | Middle English | blot | blot, spot, stain, blemish |
| 4 | Old Norse | blautr | wet; weak |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | blautaz | soft; exhausted; emptied out; spent; fainthearted |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰlāw- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel | shiny, white |