aeroallergen

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noun

Any airborne allergen (such as pollen)

OriginEnglish allergen ← Ancient Greek ἀέρος (aéros) ← Proto-Hellenic *auhḗr →
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Meanings

nounaeroallergen (plural aeroallergens)

plural aeroallergens

  1. Any airborne allergen (such as pollen)

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ews-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ewsér
  3. Proto-Hellenic*auhḗr
  4. Ancient Greekᾱ̓ήρ (āḗr)
  5. Ancient Greekἀέρος (aéros)
  6. Englishaero-
  7. Englishallergen
  8. Englishaeroallergen

From aero- + allergen.

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Translations

Portuguese aeroalérgeno
  • aeroalérgenoany airborne allergen
Russian аэроаллерген
  • аэроаллерген (aeroallergen)any airborne allergen
Cite this entry
APA

aeroallergen. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aeroallergen

MLA

“aeroallergen.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aeroallergen. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “aeroallergen,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aeroallergen.

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