Where does “orthoretroviral” come from?
orthoretroviral (English) comes from English retroviral, from English viral, from English -ál, from English aldehyde, from German Aldehyd, from Latin alcohol, from Andalusian Arabic كُحُول, from Arabic كحل — kohl, antimony paste.
orthoretroviral (English): Relating to orthoretroviruses
Definitions
- Relating to orthoretroviruses
Ancestry of “orthoretroviral”, step by step
orthoretroviral traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English retroviral
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | Of or pertaining to. Adjectival suffix appended to various words, often nouns, to produce an adjective form. Often added to words of Latin origin, but used with other words also |
| 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 | kohl, antimony paste |
via English ortho
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ortho | An isomer of a benzene derivative having two... |