Where does “immunodepressive” come from?

immunodepressive (English) comes from English depressive, from French dépressif, from French dépression, from Latin depressio, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

immunodepressive (English): Causing immunodepression

Definitions

  1. Causing immunodepression

Ancestry of “immunodepressive”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdepressiveCausing depression; dispiriting; Affected by...
2Frenchdépressifdepressive
3Frenchdépressiondepression
4Latindepressioa pressing down, a sinking down, a depression;...
5Latin-tiōtion, -ation, -ing
6Latindissertātiō(spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition
7Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
8Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
9Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
10Latincalceusshoe
11Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
12Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξ