Where does “Antikörper” come from?
Antikörper (German) comes from German körper, from Middle High German körper, from Latin corpus, from Proto-Italic korpos, from Proto-Indo-European krépos, from Proto-Indo-European krep- — body.
Antikörper (German): antibody
Ancestry of “Antikörper”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | körper | — |
| 2 | Middle High German | körper | — |
| 3 | Latin | corpus | body, person; substance, material; the flesh of... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | korpos | body |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | krépos | body |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | krep- | body |
Words derived from “Antikörper”