Etymology

antiserum

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Today it means: A serum prepared from human or animal sources containing antibodies able to counter certain diseases or toxins. Full definition →

English serum ← Latin serum ← Proto-Italic *serom
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The story

  1. Englishanti-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ser-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*sér-o-
  4. Proto-Italic*serom
  5. Latinserum
  6. Englishserum
  7. English todayantiserum

From anti- + serum.

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