Where does “reimmunoprecipitation” come from?
reimmunoprecipitation (English) comes from English re, from English reinsurance, from English re-, from Middle English re-, from Old French re-, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō, from Latin prō- — passed , crossed.
reimmunoprecipitation (English): A second or subsequent immunoprecipitation
Definitions
- A second or subsequent immunoprecipitation
Ancestry of “reimmunoprecipitation”, step by step
reimmunoprecipitation traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English re
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | re | About, regarding, with reference to; especially... |
| 2 | English | reinsurance | Insurance purchased by insurance companies that... |
| 3 | English | re- | again, anew; a completive or intensification of... |
| 4 | Middle English | re- | — |
| 5 | Old French | re- | re- again; once more |
| 6 | Latin | rĕ- | back, backwards |
| 7 | Latin | prōdūcō | to lead or bring forth, forward or out |
| 8 | Latin | prō- | forward direction, forward movement |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
via English immunoprecipitation
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | immunoprecipitation | A technique in which an antigen is precipitated... |
| 2 | English | immunoprecipitate | A protein precipitated during... |
| 3 | English | precipitate | To make something happen suddenly and quickly; To... |
| 4 | Latin | praecipitatus | cast down; thrown headlong |
| 5 | Latin | praecipitō | to cast down; to throw headlong |
| 6 | Latin | praeceps | head first, headlong; steep, precipitous; hasty,... |
| 7 | Latin | -ceps | -headed; -fold; -catcher |
| 8 | Old Latin | -cipes | "third declension"; Alternative form of -ceps;... |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | -kaputis | -headed |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | kaput | head |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | káput | head |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | kap- | to seize, hold |