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Where does “antiherpetic” come from?

antiherpetic (English) comes from English anti, from English anti-, from Ancient Greek ἀντι-, from Ancient Greek ᾰ̓ντῐ́ — opposite.

antiherpetic (English): Countering herpes; Any drug that counters herpes

Definitions

  1. Countering herpes; Any drug that counters herpes

Ancestry of “antiherpetic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishantiOpposed to something; That has a torsion angle...
2Englishanti-Against, hostile to; Contrasting with the norm;...
3Ancient Greekἀντι-anti-, against; like, reminiscent of
4Ancient Greekᾰ̓ντῐ́opposite
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