Where does “pruritogen” come from?

pruritogen (English) comes from English Gen, from English again, from Middle English agayn, from Old English onġēan, from Old English on-, from Old English and-, from Proto-West Germanic anda-, from Proto-Germanic anda- — on, onto.

pruritogen (English): Any substance that causes pruritus

Definitions

  1. Any substance that causes pruritus

Ancestry of “pruritogen”, step by step

pruritogen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English Gen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishGenA member of the Gen Movement, a youth expression...
2EnglishagainAnother time; once more; Over and above a factor...
3Middle Englishagaynagain
4Old Englishonġēanopposite
5Old Englishon-forming verbs and adjectives from participles and...
6Old Englishand-against, opposing; in return, back; facing,...
7Proto-West Germanicanda-against, opposing; in return, back; facing,...
8Proto-Germanicanda-against, opposing; un-, de-
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éntiopposite; near; in front
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éntsforehead; front
11Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ent-face; forehead; front
12Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto

via English pruritus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishpruritussevere itching, especially of undamaged skin;...
2Latinprūrītusan itching, itch
3Latin-tusForms the past participle of verbs; Forms...
4Proto-Italic-tus
5Proto-Indo-European-tusDerives action nouns from verb roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en-
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