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Where does “seropathotype” come from?

seropathotype (English) comes from English pathotype, from English type, from Middle English type, from Latin typus, from Ancient Greek τύπος, from Ancient Greek τύπτω, from Proto-Indo-European (s)tewp-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)tew- — to push, to hit.

seropathotype (English): A pathotype associated with a specific serotype

Definitions

  1. A pathotype associated with a specific serotype

Ancestry of “seropathotype”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpathotypeAny of a group of organisms that have the same...
2EnglishtypeA grouping based on shared characteristics; a...
3Middle Englishtypesymbol, figure, emblem
4Latintypusfigure, image; type, form, sort, kind; form,...
5Ancient GreekτύποςA blow, pressing; The results of a blow: mark,...
6Ancient Greekτύπτωto beat, strike, smite; to beat, strike oneself
7Proto-Indo-European(s)tewp-to push, to stick
8Proto-Indo-European(s)tew-to push, to hit
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