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Where does “antivenereal” come from?

antivenereal (English) comes from English venereal, from Middle English venereal, from Latin venereus, from Ancient Greek -λογία, from Ancient Greek λόγος, from Ancient Greek λέγω, from Proto-Indo-European leǵ- — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...

antivenereal (English): That is used to treat or cure venereal disease

Definitions

  1. That is used to treat or cure venereal disease

Ancestry of “antivenereal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishvenerealOf or relating to the genitals or sexual...
2Middle Englishvenereal—
3Latinvenereus—
4Ancient Greek-λογίαBase for nouns denoting the study of something,...
5Ancient GreekλόγοςThat which is said: word, sentence, speech,...
6Ancient GreekλέγωI put in order, arrange, gather; I choose, count,...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...
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