Where does “lentivirus” come from?
lentivirus (English) comes from Latin lentus, from Proto-Indo-European lentos.
lentivirus (English): Any of a group of retroviruses, of the genus...
Definitions
- Any of a group of retroviruses, of the genus...
Ancestry of “lentivirus”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | lentus | sticky, tenacious; slow, sluggish; flexible,... |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | lentos | — |