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Where does “immunosenescence” come from?

immunosenescence (English) comes from English senescence, from English senescent, from Latin senescens, from Latin senescere, from Latin senere, from Latin senex, from Proto-Indo-European sénos — old.

immunosenescence (English): The gradual deterioration of the immune system...

Definitions

  1. The gradual deterioration of the immune system...

Ancestry of “immunosenescence”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsenescenceThe state or process of ageing, especially in...
2EnglishsenescentGrowing old; decaying with the lapse of time;...
3Latinsenescensageing; decaying, declining etc; waning
4Latinsenescerepresent active infinitive of senēscō; to grow old
5Latinsenereto be old
6Latinsenexold, aged, elderly; old person, old man, old...
7Proto-Indo-Europeansénosold
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