Etymology

neoantigen

N1E1O1A1N1T1I1G2E1N1

Today it means: A newly-acquired antigen Full definition →

English antigen ← French antigène ← Ancient Greek νεο- (neo-)
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*nu
  2. Proto-Indo-European*néwos
  3. Proto-Hellenic*néwos
  4. Ancient Greekνέος (néos)
  5. Ancient Greekνεο- (neo-)
  6. Englishneo-
  7. Frenchantigène
  8. Englishantigen
  9. English todayneoantigen

From neo- + antigen.

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