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vaccīnus · Latin
noun · Latin
Transliteration: vaccīnus
Of or derived from a cow.. Of or derived from a cow.
Date not yet researched — No word-specific date established in the inspected sources.
Latin reference region — Glottolog language reference point; not an origin, borrowing site or territorial boundary.
Vaccine is a learned borrowing from Latin vaccīnus, “of or derived from a cow,” from vacca “cow” plus -īnus. English > Etymology 1
The early cowpox terminology is New Latin variolae vaccīnae, “cowpox,” associated with Edward Jenner’s 1798 account. English > Etymology 1; references
Glottolog supplies the reference coordinates for Latin. LanguageTable row lati1261
variolae vaccīnae · New Latin
noun · New Latin
Transliteration: variolae vaccīnae
Cowpox; infectious disease of cattle causing pustules.. Cowpox; infectious disease of cattle causing pustules.
1798 · Latin phrase — Date of Jenner’s cited Latin phrase/publication context, not English first use or first vaccination.
Location not yet researched — The Latin medical phrase is a learned textual form; no new historical reference location is assigned.
Vaccine is a learned borrowing from Latin vaccīnus, “of or derived from a cow,” from vacca “cow” plus -īnus. English > Etymology 1
The early cowpox terminology is New Latin variolae vaccīnae, “cowpox,” associated with Edward Jenner’s 1798 account. English > Etymology 1; references
English vaccine is partly related to French vaccine “cowpox” and vaccin “cowpox material,” themselves based on Latin vaccīnus. English > Etymology 2
The English noun covers a preparation used to stimulate immunity; the historical term first referred to cowpox material and later broadened to immunological preparations. Definition and Word History
vaccin · French
French
Reading: Reading not yet researched
Cowpox material used for inoculation.. Cowpox material used for inoculation.
Date not yet researched — No word-specific date established in the inspected sources.
French reference region — Glottolog language reference point; not an origin, borrowing site or territorial boundary.
The early cowpox terminology is New Latin variolae vaccīnae, “cowpox,” associated with Edward Jenner’s 1798 account. English > Etymology 1; references
English vaccine is partly related to French vaccine “cowpox” and vaccin “cowpox material,” themselves based on Latin vaccīnus. English > Etymology 2
Glottolog supplies the reference coordinates for French. LanguageTable row stan1290
vaccine · English
noun · English
Reading: VAK-seen
A preparation administered to stimulate immunity against a disease.. A preparation administered to stimulate immunity against a disease.
1880 · noun sense — Merriam-Webster date for the defined noun sense; not every earlier cowpox use.
English reference region / Britain — Glottolog language reference point; not an origin, borrowing site or territorial boundary.
The early cowpox terminology is New Latin variolae vaccīnae, “cowpox,” associated with Edward Jenner’s 1798 account. English > Etymology 1; references
English vaccine is partly related to French vaccine “cowpox” and vaccin “cowpox material,” themselves based on Latin vaccīnus. English > Etymology 2
Merriam-Webster reports 1880 for vaccine in the meaning defined at its noun sense. Word History > First Known Use
The English noun covers a preparation used to stimulate immunity; the historical term first referred to cowpox material and later broadened to immunological preparations. Definition and Word History
The English entry records /ˈvæk.siːn/ and /vækˈsin/ variants. English > Pronunciation
Glottolog supplies the reference coordinates for English. LanguageTable row stan1293
variolae vaccīnae → vaccin: borrowing, qualified. The French noun is represented as a learned derivative/borrowing of the New Latin cowpox terminology; the transfer date is not supplied. English > Etymology 2English > Etymology 1; references
vaccin → vaccine: borrowing, qualified. The English etymology allows a French contribution to the noun, while also relating it to the adjective. English > Etymology 2
variolae vaccīnae → vaccine: semantic-change, qualified. Cowpox material becomes the broader immunization preparation sense over time. English noun history: The 1880 date is scoped to the English noun sense; later technologies are not back-projected into the Latin phrase. Definition and Word HistoryEnglish > Etymology 1; references