Etymology of the English word allergen
the English word
allergenderived from the English word
allergyderived from the German word
Allergiederived from the Greek word
allos, ἄλλος, ἄλλως ('else,' different (in many applications); differently)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*al-using the English suffix
-genderived from the German word
Allergenderived from the German word
Allergiederived from the Greek word
allos, ἄλλος, ἄλλως ('else,' different (in many applications); differently)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*al-Derivations in English
allergenicUsage
Word found in Modern English