Where does “антиге́н” come from?
антиге́н (Russian) comes from French antigène, from French gène, from Middle French gehenne, from Old French gehine, from Old French gehir, from Frankish jehhjan, from Proto-Germanic jehaną, from Proto-Indo-European yék-e-ti — to utter.
Ancestry of “антиге́н”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | antigène | antigen |
| 2 | French | gène | gene |
| 3 | Middle French | gehenne | — |
| 4 | Old French | gehine | punishment resulting from admission of guilt;... |
| 5 | Old French | gehir | to admit, confess, acknowledge |
| 6 | Frankish | jehhjan | to say, confess |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | jehaną | to speak, say, express |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | yék-e-ti | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | yek- | to utter |
Words derived from “антиге́н”