Etymology of the English word autoimmune
the English word
autoimmunederived from the English word
immunederived from the Latin word
immunis (free from taxes, tribute, exempt)
derived from the Latin word
in-derived from the Latin word
munus (service; duty, office)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*mei-derived from the Latin word
munisusing the English prefix
auto-derived from the Late Greek word
autos, αὐτός (self)
Usage
Word found in Modern English
