Etymology

antiadherence

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Today it means: That prevents the adherence of bacteria to a surface. Full definition →

English adherence ← Middle French adhérence ← Medieval Latin adhaerentia
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ent-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂énts
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₂énti
  4. Ancient Greekᾰ̓ντῐ́ (ăntĭ́)
  5. Ancient Greekἀντι- (anti-)
  6. Englishanti-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*h₂éd
  8. Proto-Italic*ad
  9. Proto-Italic*ad-
  10. Latinad-
  11. Latinhaereō
  12. Latinadhaereō
  13. Latinadhaerēns
  14. Medieval Latinadhaerentia
  15. Middle Frenchadhérence
  16. Englishadherence
  17. English todayantiadherence

From anti- + adherence.

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