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Where does “nonantiviral” come from?

nonantiviral (English) comes from English antiviral, from English viral, from English -ál, from English aldehyde, from German Aldehyd, from Latin alcohol, from Andalusian Arabic كُحُول, from Arabic كحل.

nonantiviral (English): Not antiviral

Definitions

  1. Not antiviral

Ancestry of “nonantiviral”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishantiviralInhibiting the growth and reproduction of a...
2EnglishviralOf or relating to a biological virus; Caused by a...
3English-ál—
4EnglishaldehydeAny of a large class of reactive organic...
5GermanAldehydaldehyde
6Latinalcoholkohl, collyrium, stibium; any other powder...
7Andalusian Arabicكُحُول—
8Arabicكحلantimony; kohl, stibnite; black coloring of the...
9Arabicكُحْلantimony; kohl, stibnite
10Akkadianguḫlum—
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