Etymology

immunoglobulin

I1M3M3U1N1O1G2L1O1B3U1L1I1N1

Today it means: Any of the glycoproteins in blood serum that respond to invasion by foreign antigens and that protect the host by removing pathogens; an antibody. Full definition →

English globulin ← French globule ← Latin globulu
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The story

  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. Latinglobus
  15. Latinglobulu
  16. Frenchglobule
  17. Englishglobule
  18. Englishglobulin
  19. English todayimmunoglobulin

From immuno- + globulin.

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