Where does “orthoretrovirus” come from?

orthoretrovirus (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.

orthoretrovirus (English): Any retrovirus of the subfamily Orthoretrovirinae

Definitions

  1. Any retrovirus of the subfamily Orthoretrovirinae

Ancestry of “orthoretrovirus”, step by step

orthoretrovirus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English retrovirus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishretrovirusAny of a group of viruses which insert a copy of...
2Englishretro-Back or backward; Behind; In the opposite...
3Latinretrōback, backwards, behind
4Latindūcere
5Proto-Italicdoukōlead
6Proto-Indo-Europeandéwketi
7Proto-Indo-Europeandewk-to pull, to draw; to lead

via English ortho

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishorthoAn isomer of a benzene derivative having two...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dewk-