Where does “metalloimmunoassay” come from?
metalloimmunoassay (English) comes from English immunoassay, from English assay, from Middle English assay, from Anglo-Norman assaier, from Old French essai, from Late Latin exagium, from Latin exigō, from Latin agō — to drive.
metalloimmunoassay (English): immunoassay in the presence of metal atoms (from an organometallic or coordination compound)
Definitions
- immunoassay in the presence of metal atoms (from an organometallic or coordination compound)
Ancestry of “metalloimmunoassay”, step by step
metalloimmunoassay traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English immunoassay
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | immunoassay | A test for the presence of a substance using the... |
| 2 | English | assay | Trial, attempt; Examination and determination;... |
| 3 | Middle English | assay | Examining; investigation, looking into, research;... |
| 4 | Anglo-Norman | assaier | Alternative form of essaier |
| 5 | Old French | essai | trial |
| 6 | Late Latin | exagium | weight; weighing, testing on the balance;... |
| 7 | Latin | exigō | to drive out; expel |
| 8 | Latin | agō | to act, to behave |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | agō | drive; push, impel; do, act |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂éǵeti | to be driving |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eǵ- | to drive |
via English metallo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | metallo | — |