Where does “tachyphylaxis” come from?
tachyphylaxis (English) comes from English phylaxis, from Ancient Greek φύλαξις, from Ancient Greek -σῐς, from Ancient Greek -τις, from Proto-Indo-European -tis — Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots.
tachyphylaxis (English): A rapidly decreasing response to a drug following...
Definitions
- A rapidly decreasing response to a drug following...
Ancestry of “tachyphylaxis”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | phylaxis | Protection against infectious disease |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | φύλαξις | an act of watching, guarding; a security |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | -σῐς | "suffix forming nouns" |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -τις | Earlier form of -σις , retained after dentals δ,... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -tis | Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots |