Etymology

antigenicity

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Today it means: The ability, or degree of ability, to react with the products of an immune response. Full definition →

English antigenic ← French antigène ← Ancient Greek ἀντι- (anti-)
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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. Frenchanti-
  7. Frenchgène
  8. Frenchantigène
  9. Englishantigen
  10. Englishantigenic
  11. English todayantigenicity

From antigenic + -ity.

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