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Where does “leukodepletion” come from?

leukodepletion (English) comes from English depletion, from Latin depletio, from Latin depleo, from Latin dē-, from Latin dē, from Latin post, from Latin poste, from Proto-Italic posti — afterwards, post; by, at.

leukodepletion (English): depletion of leukocytes

Definitions

  1. depletion of leukocytes

Ancestry of “leukodepletion”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdepletionThe act of depleting, or the state of being...
2Latindepletio—
3LatindepleoI empty out, draw off, let, drain; exhaust
4Latindē-—
5Latindē—
6Latinpostbehind; after, since, besides, except; behind,...
7Latinposteablative singular of postis
8Proto-Italicposti—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpósti—
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpósafterwards, post; by, at
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