Etymology

histoimmunofluorescence

Today it means: histological immunofluorescence Full definition →

English immunofluorescence ← Middle English sparston ← Old English spærstān
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-
  2. Ancient Greekῐ̔στός (hĭstós)
  3. Englishhisto-
  4. Proto-Indo-European*mey-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*moy-nós
  6. Proto-Italic*moinos
  7. Latinmūnus
  8. Proto-Indo-European*né
  9. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  10. Proto-Italic*n̥-
  11. Latinin-
  12. Latinin- -is
  13. Latinimmūnis
  14. Middle Frenchimmun
  15. Englishimmune
  16. Englishimmuno-
  17. Proto-Indo-European*bʰel-
  18. Proto-Indo-European*bʰlewH-
  19. Proto-Indo-European*bʰluH-yé-ti?
  20. Latinfluō
  21. Latinfluor
  22. Englishfluor
  23. Englishfluorite
  24. Middle Low Germanspar
  25. Old Englishspærstān
  26. Middle Englishsparston
  27. Englishsparstonebf.
  28. Englishspar
  29. Englishfluorspar
  30. Englishfluorescence
  31. Englishimmunofluorescence
  32. English todayhistoimmunofluorescence

From histo- + immunofluorescence.

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