Where does “immunoglobulin” come from?
Immunoglobulin is a compound of immuno- and globulin, which derives from English globule, from French globule, from Latin globulus, a diminutive of globus meaning ball or sphere, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European gel-.
immunoglobulin (English): Any of the glycoproteins in blood serum that...
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- Any of the glycoproteins in blood serum that...
Ancestry of “immunoglobulin”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | globulin | Any of a group of simple proteins, soluble in... |
| 2 | English | globule | A small round particle of substance; a drop |
| 3 | French | globule | globule; blood cell |
| 4 | Latin | globulus | Diminutive of globus; globule; button |
| 5 | Latin | -ulus | Used to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -olos | — |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -elos | Forms desubstantival and deadjectival diminutive nouns |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -e-lós | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |