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Where does “immunoserum” come from?

immunoserum (English) comes from English serum, from Latin Serum, from Proto-Indo-European sēr-, from Proto-Indo-European ser- — to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together.

immunoserum (English): A serum produced during immunoserology

Definitions

  1. A serum produced during immunoserology

Ancestry of “immunoserum”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishserumThe clear yellowish liquid obtained upon...
2LatinSerum—
3Proto-Indo-Europeansēr-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanser-to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together
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