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Where does “serology” come from?

Serology comes from English -logy, combining sero- (from Latin serum, meaning whey or watery fluid) with the suffix denoting the study of a subject.

serology (English): The science that studies the blood serum, and...

Definitions

  1. The science that studies the blood serum, and...

Ancestry of “serology”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlogySlow to respond or react; lethargic; A term...
2Dutchloglumbering, inert, slow in movement; immobile;...
3EnglishlogThe trunk of a dead tree, cleared of branches;...
4Middle Englishloggelarge long stick, staff, pole, log
5Old Frenchlogearbor, covered walk-way; arbour, covered walk-way
6Latinlaubĭa—
7Frankishlaubijāshelter; arbour; shelter, arbour; arbour, shelter
8Proto-West Germaniclaubleaf; foliage
9Proto-Germaniclaubąleaf
10Proto-Indo-Europeanlewp-peel, break off; to flake off, peel, damage; to...
11Proto-Indo-Europeanlew-dirt, mud; to cut, remove, prune, separate; to...

Words derived from “serology”

  • serological
  • serologic
  • serologically
  • serologist
  • immunoserology
  • nonserological
  • nonserologic
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