Where does “immunomodulatory” come from?
Immunomodulatory is a modern English compound formed from immuno- (from Latin immunis, meaning exempt or free from) and modulatory (from Latin modulatus, meaning regulated in measure or tone).
immunomodulatory (English): Having the ability to alter or regulate immune...
Definitions
- Having the ability to alter or regulate immune...
Ancestry of “immunomodulatory”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | modulatory | Of or pertaining to modulation |
| 2 | English | modulate | To regulate, adjust or adapt; To change the... |
| 3 | English | -ate | having the specified thing; characterized by the... |
| 4 | English | -cy | Used to form nouns of state, condition or quality... |
| 5 | Anglo-Norman | -cie | — |
| 6 | Latin | -tia | office, rank |
| 7 | Latin | -ia | Used to form a feminine abstract noun, usually... |
| 8 | Latin | -ius | forming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter... |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | -jōs | Forms comparative adjectives |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |