Etymology

antithyroglobulin

Today it means: An antibody that targets thyroglobulin. Full definition →

English thyroglobulin ← French globule ← Latin globulu
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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*dʰwer-
  8. Proto-Hellenic*tʰurā
  9. Ancient Greekθῠ́ρᾱ (thŭ́rā)
  10. Ancient Greekθῠρεός (thŭreós)
  11. Proto-Indo-European*weyd-
  12. Proto-Indo-European*wéydos
  13. Proto-Hellenic*wéidos
  14. Ancient Greekεἶδος (eîdos)
  15. Ancient Greekθῠρεοειδής (thŭreoeidḗs)
  16. New Latinthyreoīdēs
  17. Englishthyroid
  18. Englishthyro-
  19. Latinglobus
  20. Latinglobulu
  21. Frenchglobule
  22. Englishglobule
  23. Englishglobulin
  24. Englishthyroglobulin
  25. English todayantithyroglobulin

From anti- + thyroglobulin.

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