English
hemagglutination
Hemagglutination comes from New Latin agglutinatio, from Latin agglūtinō ‘to glue, paste, solder or cement to something’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *gleyH- ‘to smear, putty’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*gleyH-‘to smear, putty’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*glóh₁ytn̥reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*gloitenreconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEglūten‘glue’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEglūtinō‘to glue (together)’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEagglūtinō‘to glue, paste, solder or cement to something’
- New Latinmodernagglutinatio
- English1500–presentagglutination
- Englishtodayhemagglutination
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*gleyH-‘to smear, putty’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*glóh₁ytn̥reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*gloitenreconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEglūten‘glue’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEglūtinō‘to glue (together)’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEagglūtinō‘to glue, paste, solder or cement to something’
- New Latinmodernagglutinatio
- English1500–presentagglutination
- Englishtodayhemagglutination
A compound of hem- + agglutination
French agglutination
English agglutination
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *gleyH- ‘to smear, putty’
through Latin glūten ‘glue’
Today it means
noun The agglutination of red blood cells, especially as a test for the presence of antibodies
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *gleyH- / hemagglutination