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Where does “immunological” come from?

Immunological derives from English immune and English -logy, ultimately from Latin immunis, composed of Latin in- meaning "not" and Latin munis meaning "obligated," combined with English -logy meaning "study of."

immunological (English): Of, or relating to immunology; Any drug used to...

Definitions

  1. Of, or relating to immunology; Any drug used to...

Ancestry of “immunological”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishimmunologyThe branch of medicine that concerns the body's...
2English-ologyAlternative form of -logy; 1843, Thomas Chandler...
3English‐o‐—
4English-prim—
5EnglishtrimethoprimA synthetic antibiotic used to treat malaria and...
6EnglishtrimethoxyThree methoxy groups in a molecule
7EnglishmethoxyThe univalent radical CH-O- derived from methanol
8Englishoxy-Sharp, keen, acute, pungent, acid; Concerning...
9EnglishoxygenThe chemical element with an atomic number of 8...
10Frenchoxygèneoxygen; inflection of oxygéner: ##...
11Ancient Greekγένοςoffspring, descendant; family, clan; nation, race
12Proto-Hellenicgénosfamily; race
13Proto-Indo-Europeanǵénh₁osrace, lineage
14Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth

Words derived from “immunological”

  • immunologically
  • psychoneuroimmunological
  • nonimmunological
  • neuroimmunological
  • autoimmunological
  • radioimmunological
  • psychoimmunological
  • cytoimmunologically
  • psychoneuroimmunologically
  • histoimmunological
  • cytoimmunological
  • osteoimmunological
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