Etymology

inamyloid

I1N1A1M3Y4L1O1I1D2

Today it means: Not turning red or blue when stained with Melzer's reagent. Full definition →

English amyloid ← Middle English in- ← Latin in-
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  3. Proto-Italic*n̥-
  4. Latinin-
  5. Middle Englishin-
  6. Englishin-
  7. Englishamyloid
  8. English todayinamyloid

From in- + amyloid.

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