Where does “immunology” come from?
Immunology derives from English immune and English -logy, tracing through Latin -o-, Latin in-, Latin in, Proto-Indo-European ne, Proto-Indo-European ne, and Proto-Indo-European h₁én, ultimately expressing the concept of negation or exclusion.
immunology (English): The branch of medicine that concerns the body's...
Definitions
- The branch of medicine that concerns the body's...
Ancestry of “immunology”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | -ology | Alternative form of -logy; 1843, Thomas Chandler... |
| 2 | English | ‐o‐ | — |
| 3 | English | -prim | Used to form names of trimethoprim derivatives acting as |
| 4 | English | trimethoprim | A synthetic antibiotic used to treat malaria and... |
| 5 | English | trimethoxy | Three methoxy groups in a molecule |
| 6 | English | methoxy | The univalent radical CH-O- derived from methanol |
| 7 | English | oxy- | Sharp, keen, acute, pungent, acid; Concerning... |
| 8 | English | oxygen | The chemical element with an atomic number of 8... |
| 9 | French | oxygène | oxygen; inflection of oxygéner: ##... |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | γένος | offspring, descendant; family, clan; nation, race |
| 11 | Proto-Hellenic | génos | family; race |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵénh₁os | race, lineage |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵenh₁- | to produce, to beget, to give birth |
Words derived from “immunology”
- immunological
- immunologically
- psychoneuroimmunology
- immunologist
- neuroimmunology
- psychoneuroimmunological
- nonimmunological
- neuroimmunological
- psychoimmunology
- autoimmunological
- radioimmunological
- psychoneuroimmunologist
- radioimmunology
- psychoimmunological
- neuroimmunologist
- autoimmunology
- osteoimmunology
- palaeoimmunology
- paleoimmunology
- psychoendoneuroimmunology
- chemoimmunology
- cryoimmunology
- ecoimmunology
- oncoimmunology