vaccin

From Latin vaccinus, from vacca (“cow”) (because of early use of the cowpox virus against smallpox). Compare New Latin variola vaccīna, "cowpox".

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• Hyphenation: vac‧cin

vaccin n (plural vaccins, diminutive vaccintje n)

1. vaccine

• vaccineren

Remade as a masculine noun from vaccine, based on Latin vaccinus, where vaccine was also ultimately borrowed from (through a New or Scientific Latin variola vaccīna, "cowpox").

vaccin m (plural vaccins)

1. vaccine (substance that stimulates production of antibodies)

• vacciner
• vache

• “vaccin” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

• IPA^(key): /vakˈsiːn/

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vaccin n

1. vaccine; substance that stimulates production of antibodies

• vaccinera
• vaccinering