English
acidophil
From acid + -o- + -phil.
Formed from acid + -o- + -phil
Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ- ‘sharp’
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Proto-Italic *akēō
Latin aceō ‘to be sour’
Latin acidus ‘sour’
French acide ‘acid’
English acid
Today it means
noun An eosinophil; a white blood cell responsible for combating infection by parasites in the body.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / acidophil