Where does “抗原” come from?

抗原 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 原, from Old Japanese 原, from Italian -para.

抗原 (Japanese): an antigen

Definitions

  1. an antigen

Ancestry of “抗原”, step by step

抗原 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 原

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese原meadow, plain, field; the original thing; the...
2Old Japanese原—
3Italian-para—

via Japanese 抗

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese抗—
Every word from Italian -para →Every word from Old Japanese 原 →Every word from Japanese 原 →