Where does “antiherpesvirus” come from?
antiherpesvirus (English) comes from English herpesvirus, from English herpes, from Latin herpes, from Ancient Greek ἕρπης, from Latin angina, from Latin angere, from Latin ango, from Proto-Italic anɣō — to constrict, tighten, compress; narrow, tight;...
antiherpesvirus (English): Preventing or countering herpesvirus
Definitions
- Preventing or countering herpesvirus
Ancestry of “antiherpesvirus”, step by step
antiherpesvirus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English herpesvirus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | herpesvirus | Any of the family "Herpesviridae",... |
| 2 | English | herpes | A viral infection, caused by Human... |
| 3 | Latin | herpes | herpes; an unknown sort of animal, perhaps a kind... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἕρπης | herpes, shingles |
| 5 | Latin | angina | choking, suffocation; quinsy, tonsillitis |
| 6 | Latin | angere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 7 | Latin | ango | I bind, draw, press together; choke, throttle,... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | anɣō | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂enǵʰ- | to constrict, tighten, compress; narrow, tight;... |