Where does “antiretroviral” come from?
Antiretroviral derives from English retroviral, from English viral, from English virus, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European h₂en-, meaning to breathe or blow.
antiretroviral (English): That combats infection by retroviruses; An agent...
Definitions
- That combats infection by retroviruses; An agent...
Ancestry of “antiretroviral”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | retroviral | Of or pertaining to a retrovirus |
| 2 | English | viral | Of or relating to a biological virus; Caused by a... |
| 3 | English | -ál | — |
| 4 | English | aldehyde | Any of a large class of reactive organic... |
| 5 | German | Aldehyd | aldehyde |
| 6 | Latin | alcohol | kohl, collyrium, stibium; any other powder... |
| 7 | Andalusian Arabic | كُحُول | — |
| 8 | Arabic | كحل | antimony; kohl, stibnite; black coloring of the... |
| 9 | Arabic | كُحْل | antimony; kohl, stibnite |
| 10 | Akkadian | guḫlum | — |
Words derived from “antiretroviral”