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
- The gradual deterioration of the immune system...
Ancestry of “immunosenescence”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | senescence | The state or process of ageing, especially in... |
| 2 | English | senescent | Growing old; decaying with the lapse of time;... |
| 3 | Latin | senescens | ageing; decaying, declining etc; waning |
| 4 | Latin | senescere | present active infinitive of senēscō; to grow old |
| 5 | Latin | senere | to be old |
| 6 | Latin | senex | old, aged, elderly; old person, old man, old... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sénos | old |