Etymology

superantigen

S1U1P3E1R1A1N1T1I1G2E1N1

Today it means: An antigen that has a powerful interaction with T lymphocytes Full definition →

English antigen ← French antigène ← Ancient Greek ἀντι- (anti-)
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*úp
  2. Proto-Indo-European*upér
  3. Proto-Italic*super
  4. Latinsuper
  5. Latinsuper-
  6. Englishsuper-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ent-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*h₂énts
  9. Proto-Indo-European*h₂énti
  10. Ancient Greekᾰ̓ντῐ́ (ăntĭ́)
  11. Ancient Greekἀντι- (anti-)
  12. Frenchanti-
  13. Frenchgène
  14. Frenchantigène
  15. Englishantigen
  16. English todaysuperantigen

From super- + antigen.

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