Where does “radioligand” come from?

radioligand (English) comes from English radio-, from Latin radius, from English -án, from Middle English -an.

radioligand (English): Any molecule that has a radioactive tracer...

Definitions

  1. Any molecule that has a radioactive tracer...

Ancestry of “radioligand”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishradio-radiation, radioactive; radio; radius
2Latinradiusray; staff, rod; spoke
3English-ánOf or pertaining to;. Often added to words of Latin origin, but also used with words of other origins. When a word ends in a
4Middle English-an
Every word from Middle English -anEvery word from English -ánEvery word from Latin radius