Etymology

immunochemical

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Today it means: Pertaining to immunochemistry. Full definition →

English chemical ← Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? ← New Latin chēmicus
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*mey-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*moy-nós
  3. Proto-Italic*moinos
  4. Latinmūnus
  5. Proto-Indo-European*né
  6. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  7. Proto-Italic*n̥-
  8. Latinin-
  9. Latinin- -is
  10. Latinimmūnis
  11. Middle Frenchimmun
  12. Englishimmune
  13. Englishimmuno-
  14. Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰew-
  15. Ancient Greekχῠ́μᾰ (khŭ́mă)
  16. Ancient Greekχυμείᾱ (khumeíā)
  17. Arabicالْكِيمِيَاء (al-kīmiyāʔ)
  18. Medieval Latinalchēmia
  19. Ancient Greekχυμείᾱ (khumeíā)influ.
  20. New Latinchēmia
  21. New Latinchēmicus
  22. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  23. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  24. Englishchemical
  25. English todayimmunochemical

From immuno- + chemical.

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