Etymology

agglutinination

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Today it means: The buildup of agglutinin. Full definition →

English agglutinin ← Latin agglūtinātu ← Proto-Italic *gloiten
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂éd
  2. Proto-Italic*ad
  3. Proto-Italic*ad-
  4. Latinad-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*gleyH-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*glóh₁ytn̥
  7. Proto-Italic*gloiten
  8. Latinglūten
  9. Latinglūtinō
  10. Latinagglūtinō
  11. Latinagglūtinātu
  12. Englishagglutinate
  13. Englishagglutinin
  14. English todayagglutinination

From agglutinin + -ation.

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