Etymology

antigenic

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Today it means: Of or relating to an antigen. Full definition →

English antigen ← French antigène ← Ancient Greek ἀντι- (anti-)
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antigenic · adjective1

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ent-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂énts
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₂énti
  4. Ancient Greekᾰ̓ντῐ́ (ăntĭ́)
  5. Ancient Greekἀντι- (anti-)
  6. Frenchanti-
  7. Frenchgène
  8. Frenchantigène
  9. Englishantigen
  10. English todayantigenic

From antigen + -ic.

antigenic · adjective2

From antigeny + -ic.

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