myEtymology.com: German etymology of antigen

Etymology of the German word antigen

the German word antigen

derived from the French word antigène

derived from the French word anticorps

using the French 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 Old French word corps

derived from the Classical Latin word corpus (body; person, self; substantial, material, concrete object)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *kʷrep-

derived from the French word gène

using the French suffix -gène

using the Greek suffix -genes, -γενής

English antigen