Etymology

seroagglutination

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English agglutination ← New Latin agglutinatio ← Latin agglūtinō
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*ser-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*sér-o-
  3. Proto-Italic*serom
  4. Latinserum
  5. Englishserum
  6. Englishsero-
  7. Frenchagglutination
  8. Proto-Indo-European*h₂éd
  9. Proto-Italic*ad
  10. Proto-Italic*ad-
  11. Latinad-
  12. Proto-Indo-European*gleyH-
  13. Proto-Indo-European*glóh₁ytn̥
  14. Proto-Italic*gloiten
  15. Latinglūten
  16. Latinglūtinō
  17. Latinagglūtinō
  18. New Latinagglutinatio
  19. Englishagglutination
  20. English todayseroagglutination

From sero- + agglutination.

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