Etymology of the English word allergy
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-Date
The earliest known usage of allergy in English dates from the 20th century.
Derivations in English
allergen,
allergic,
allergistCognates
Dutch
allergie, English
allergic, French
allergie, German
Allergie, Norwegian
allergi, Spanish
alérgico, Swedish
allergiUsage
Word found in Modern English
