This process damages and can destroy the cells. While the antinuclear antibody is not a specific test for lupus, it is sensitive and does detect the antibodies that are present in 97 percent of people with the disease.
The actual origins of the word are quite clear and easy to research. Picnic derived from the French word pique-nique, a term from the late 17th century. A pique-nique was kind of like a pot-luck, but more upscale. Pique means pick, so that is easy. It comes from piquer, which has many shades of meaning.
The verb âto snipâ first appeared in English in the late 16th century, probably derived from the Low German word âsnippenâ (to snip or shred), with the meaning âto take something quickly; to snatch.â The origin of âsnipâ is apparently âechoic,â i.e., the sound of the word imitates a quick, sharp action.