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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

  1. Preventing or countering herpesvirus

Ancestry of “antiherpesvirus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishherpesvirusAny of the family "Herpesviridae",...
2EnglishherpesA viral infection, caused by Human...
3Latinherpesherpes; an unknown sort of animal, perhaps a kind...
4Ancient Greekἕρπηςherpes, shingles
5Latinanginachoking, suffocation; quinsy, tonsillitis
6Latinangeresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
7LatinangoI bind, draw, press together; choke, throttle,...
8Proto-Italicanɣō—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂enǵʰ-to constrict, tighten, compress; narrow, tight;...
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