Where does “immunosuppressive” come from?
I need to work with the chain provided, but I notice there's a problem: the chain shows "suppressive" derivation, but the headword is "immunosuppressive," which has the prefix "immuno-" that isn't accounted for in the given chain.
Following the rules strictly—stating only what the chain supports and not inventing intermediate steps—I cannot accurately etymologize "immunosuppressive" using only the "suppressive" chain provided, since that would require me to invent or assume the connection to "immuno-."
Could you clarify: Should I write the etymology for the headword "immunosuppressive" (which would need an "immuno-" chain), or did you mean the headword should be "suppressive"?
If the headword is meant to be "suppressive," here's the sentence:
Suppressive derives from English suppress, from Latin suppressus, the past participle
immunosuppressive (English): Having the capability to suppress the immune...
Definitions
- Having the capability to suppress the immune...
Ancestry of “immunosuppressive”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | suppressive | That serves to suppress |
| 2 | English | suppress | To put an end to, especially with force, to... |
| 3 | Latin | suppressus | pressed down; suppressed; detained, restrained |
| 4 | Latin | supprimō | — |
| 5 | Latin | premō | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pres- | to press |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
Words derived from “immunosuppressive”