Where does “preimmune” come from?
preimmune (English) comes from English immune, from Latin immūnis, from Latin in- -is, from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en, from Proto-Italic en, from Proto-Indo-European h₁én — in.
preimmune (English): Preceding an immune response
Definitions
- Preceding an immune response
Ancestry of “preimmune”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | immune | Exempt; not subject to; Protected by inoculation,... |
| 2 | Latin | immūnis | — |
| 3 | Latin | in- -is | — |
| 4 | Latin | īn- | — |
| 5 | Latin | în | — |
| 6 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |