Where does “immunoreactive” come from?
Immunoreactive combines the prefix immuno- with reactive, which derives from English react, ultimately from Latin agō meaning "to do" and the suffix -īvus denoting a tendency or capacity to perform an action.
immunoreactive (English): Of, pertaining to, or causing an immune reaction;...
Definitions
- Of, pertaining to, or causing an immune reaction;...
Ancestry of “immunoreactive”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | reactive | that reacts or responds to a stimulus; that... |
| 2 | English | -ive | An adjective suffix signifying relating or... |
| 3 | Middle English | -yf | A suffix designating adjectives, adverbs and... |
| 4 | Old French | -if | -ive |
| 5 | Latin | -īvus | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHwós | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -wós | Creates adjectives from verb stems |