Where does “immunofluorescence” come from?
Immunofluorescence is a blend of English immunity and English fluorescence, which derives from Latin -esco and Proto-Indo-European lewk-, meaning to shine or glow.
immunofluorescence (English): a technique that uses a fluorochrome to indicate...
Definitions
- a technique that uses a fluorochrome to indicate...
Ancestry of “immunofluorescence”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | fluorescence | The emission of light by a material when... |
| 2 | English | fluorspar | A halide mineral composed of calcium fluoride |
| 3 | English | fluorite | A widely occurring mineral comprising calcium fluoride plus or minus impurities, of various colours, used as a flux in steelmaking, and in the manufacture of glass, enamels and hydrofluoric acid |
| 4 | English | -ite | Used to form nouns denoting followers or... |
| 5 | French | -ité | Alternative form of -té, giving a quality or... |
| 6 | Latin | -īta | — |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -ίτης | Suffix forming a masculine noun: one connected... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | πολῑ́της | citizen |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | -της | Forms nouns representing a state of being; Added... |
| 10 | Proto-Hellenic | -tāts | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -teh₂ts | Used to form nouns representing state of being |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | -teh₂ | Used to form nouns representing state of being |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | -tós | Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems |