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Where does “immunocompromise” come from?

immunocompromise (English) comes from English compromise, from Middle French compromis, from Late Latin compromissum, from Latin compromittere, from Latin com-, from Latin con-, from Latin cum, from Old Latin com — resin, gum; to say, speak.

immunocompromise (English): The state of having a compromised immune system;...

Definitions

  1. The state of having a compromised immune system;...

Ancestry of “immunocompromise”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcompromiseThe settlement of differences by arbitration or...
2Middle Frenchcompromis—
3Late Latincompromissuma compromise, originally a mutual promise to...
4Latincompromitteresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
5Latincom-allomorph of con-
6Latincon-Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing...
7Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
8Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
9Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
10Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
11Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
12Middle Englishkyt—
13Germankitt—
14Old High Germankuti—
15Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
16Proto-Germanickweduzresin
17Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak

Words derived from “immunocompromise”

  • immunocompromising
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