Where does “pro-vax” come from?
pro-vax (English) comes from English vax, from English vaccine, from French vaccine, from Latin vaccīnus, from Latin -īnus, from Proto-Italic -īnos, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos, from Proto-Indo-European -no- — adjectival suffix.
pro-vax (English): Supporting vaccines and vaccination
Definitions
- Supporting vaccines and vaccination
Ancestry of “pro-vax”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | vax | Abbreviation of vaccine; Abbreviation of... |
| 2 | English | vaccine | A substance given to stimulate the body's... |
| 3 | French | vaccine | inflection of vacciner: ## first/third-person... |
| 4 | Latin | vaccīnus | of or derived from a cow; cow |
| 5 | Latin | -īnus | of or pertaining to; -ine |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -īnos | of/belonging to |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHnos | Creates adjectives of materials |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -no- | adjectival suffix |