Where does “antiretrovirus” come from?
antiretrovirus (English) comes from English retrovirus, from English retro-, from Latin retrō, from Latin dūcere, from Proto-Italic doukō, from Proto-Indo-European déwketi, from Proto-Indo-European dewk- — to pull, to draw; to lead.
antiretrovirus (English): Countering retroviruses; antiretroviral
Definitions
- Countering retroviruses; antiretroviral
Ancestry of “antiretrovirus”, step by step
antiretrovirus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English retrovirus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | retrovirus | Any of a group of viruses which insert a copy of... |
| 2 | English | retro- | Back or backward; Behind; In the opposite... |
| 3 | Latin | retrō | back, backwards, behind |
| 4 | Latin | dūcere | — |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | doukō | lead |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | déwketi | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dewk- | to pull, to draw; to lead |