Etymology

hemagglutination

Today it means: The agglutination of red blood cells, especially as a test for the presence of antibodies Full definition →

English agglutination ← New Latin agglutinatio ← Latin agglūtinō
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The story

  1. Englishhem-
  2. Frenchagglutination
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₂éd
  4. Proto-Italic*ad
  5. Proto-Italic*ad-
  6. Latinad-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*gleyH-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*glóh₁ytn̥
  9. Proto-Italic*gloiten
  10. Latinglūten
  11. Latinglūtinō
  12. Latinagglūtinō
  13. New Latinagglutinatio
  14. Englishagglutination
  15. English todayhemagglutination

From hem- + agglutination.

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