Where does “антигенный” come from?
антигенный (Russian) comes from Russian антиге́н, 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 — to utter.
антигенный (Russian): antigen; antigenic
Ancestry of “антигенный”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Russian | антиге́н | — |
| 2 | French | antigène | antigen |
| 3 | French | gène | gene |
| 4 | Middle French | gehenne | — |
| 5 | Old French | gehine | punishment resulting from admission of guilt;... |
| 6 | Old French | gehir | to admit, confess, acknowledge |
| 7 | Frankish | jehhjan | to say, confess |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | jehaną | to speak, say, express |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | yék-e-ti | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | yek- | to utter |