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Where does “neuroimmunomodulator” come from?

neuroimmunomodulator (English) comes from English immunomodulator, from English modulator, from English modulate, from English -ate, from English -cy, from Anglo-Norman -cie, from Latin -tia, from Latin -ia — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

neuroimmunomodulator (English): A neurological immunomodulator

Definitions

  1. A neurological immunomodulator

Ancestry of “neuroimmunomodulator”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishimmunomodulatorA drug used for its effect on the immune system
2EnglishmodulatorA person who modulates; A device or thing that...
3EnglishmodulateTo regulate, adjust or adapt; To change the...
4English-atehaving the specified thing; characterized by the...
5English-cyUsed to form nouns of state, condition or quality...
6Anglo-Norman-cie—
7Latin-tiaoffice, rank
8Latin-iaUsed to form a feminine abstract noun, usually...
9Latin-iusforming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter...
10Proto-Italic-jōsForms comparative adjectives
11Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems
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