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Where does “immunosuppressant” come from?

immunosuppressant (English) comes from English suppressant, from English ȧnt, from Middle English ampte, from Old English ǣmete, from Proto-West Germanic āmaitijā, from Proto-West Germanic uʀ-, from Proto-Germanic uz-, from Proto-Indo-European uss- — out, outward.

immunosuppressant (English): Capable of immunosuppression, immunosuppressive;...

Definitions

  1. Capable of immunosuppression, immunosuppressive;...

Ancestry of “immunosuppressant”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsuppressantA substance that suppresses
2Englishȧnt—
3Middle EnglishampteAn ant; a formicid; A mantid
4Old Englishǣmete—
5Proto-West Germanicāmaitijāant
6Proto-West Germanicuʀ-out, over; off, away
7Proto-Germanicuz-up, out
8Proto-Indo-Europeanuss-—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanuds-up, out
10Proto-Indo-Europeanúdout, outward

Words derived from “immunosuppressant”

  • tacrolimus
  • -imus
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