Where does “nonantigen” come from?
nonantigen (English) comes from English antigen, from French antigène, from French gène, from Middle French gehenne, from Old French gehine, from Old French gehir, from Frankish jehhjan, from Proto-Germanic jehaną — to utter.
nonantigen (English): Any material that does not function as an antigen
Definitions
- Any material that does not function as an antigen
Ancestry of “nonantigen”, step by step
nonantigen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English antigen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | antigen | A substance that induces an immune response,... |
| 2 | French | antigène | antigen |
| 3 | French | gène | gene |
| 4 | Middle French | gehenne | — |
| 5 | Old French | gehine | punishment resulting from admission of guilt;... |
| 6 | Old French | gehir | to admit, confess, acknowledge |
| 7 | Frankish | jehhjan | to say, confess |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | jehaną | to speak, say, express |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | yék-e-ti | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | yek- | to utter |