Etymology

hemagglutinin

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Today it means: An antigenic glycoprotein that causes agglutination of red blood cells Full definition →

English agglutinin ← Latin agglūtinātu ← Proto-Italic *gloiten
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The story

  1. Englishhem-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂éd
  3. Proto-Italic*ad
  4. Proto-Italic*ad-
  5. Latinad-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*gleyH-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*glóh₁ytn̥
  8. Proto-Italic*gloiten
  9. Latinglūten
  10. Latinglūtinō
  11. Latinagglūtinō
  12. Latinagglūtinātu
  13. Englishagglutinate
  14. Englishagglutinin
  15. English todayhemagglutinin

From hem- + agglutinin.

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