Etymology of the English word antibody
the English word
antibodyusing the English prefix
anti-derived from the New Latin prefix
anti-derived from the Greek prefix
anti-, ἀντι-
derived from the Greek word
anti, ἀντί (against, before, opposite, instead or because of)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*anti-derived from the English word
bodyDerivations in English
antigen,
alloantibody,
antiantibody,
autoantibody,
isoantibodyUsage
Word found in Modern English
