Where does “immunocompetence” come from?

immunocompetence (English) comes from English competence, from French compétence, from Late Latin competentia, from Latin competens, from Latin competo, from Latin com-, from Latin con-, from Latin cum — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

immunocompetence (English): The body's capacity to develop an immune response...

Definitions

  1. The body's capacity to develop an immune response...

Ancestry of “immunocompetence”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcompetenceThe quality or state of being competent, i.e....
2Frenchcompétencecompetence, ability, skill; talent, capability
3Late Latincompetentiaagreement, symmetry, correspondence; conjunction;...
4Latincompetensmeeting, coinciding, agreeing
5Latincompetocome together, meet; agree, coincide in point of...
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
14Germankittputty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes
15Old High Germankuti
16Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
17Proto-Germanickweduzresin
18Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
19Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
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