Where does “serologic” come from?
Serologic comes from English serology combined with English -logy, which derives from Latin -icus and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European -kos, a suffix forming adjectives.
serologic (English): Relating to serology
Definitions
- Relating to serology
Ancestry of “serologic”, step by step
serologic traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via English serology
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | serology | The science that studies the blood serum, and... |
| 2 | English | logy | Slow to respond or react; lethargic; A term... |
| 3 | Dutch | log | lumbering, inert, slow in movement; immobile;... |
| 4 | English | log | The trunk of a dead tree, cleared of branches;... |
| 5 | Middle English | logge | large long stick, staff, pole, log |
| 6 | Old French | loge | arbor, covered walk-way; arbour, covered walk-way |
| 7 | Latin | laubĭa | penthouse, gallery, arcade, portico, lodge |
| 8 | Frankish | laubijā | shelter; arbour; shelter, arbour; arbour, shelter |
| 9 | Proto-West Germanic | laub | leaf; foliage |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | laubą | leaf |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | lewp- | peel, break off; to flake off, peel, damage; to... |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | lew- | dirt, mud; to cut, remove, prune, separate; to... |
via French sérologique
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | sérologique | serological |
| 2 | French | -ique | Used to form adjectives from nouns: -ic, -ical,... |
| 3 | Middle French | -ique | ic |
| 4 | Old French | -ique | -ic |
| 5 | Latin | -icus | belonging to; derived from; of or pertaining to;... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | *-ikos | forms adjectives with the sense of 'of or pertaining to' |
via Catalan serologia
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Catalan | serologia | serology |