Where does “preantiretroviral” come from?
preantiretroviral (English) comes from English antiretroviral, from English retroviral, from English viral, from English -ál, from English aldehyde, from German Aldehyd, from Latin alcohol, from Andalusian Arabic كُحُول — kohl, antimony paste.
preantiretroviral (English): Prior to antiretroviral treatment
Definitions
- Prior to antiretroviral treatment
Ancestry of “preantiretroviral”, step by step
preantiretroviral traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English antiretroviral
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | antiretroviral | That combats infection by retroviruses; An agent... |
| 2 | English | retroviral | Of or pertaining to a retrovirus |
| 3 | English | viral | Of or relating to a biological virus; Caused by a... |
| 4 | 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 |
| 5 | English | aldehyde | Any of a large class of reactive organic... |
| 6 | German | Aldehyd | aldehyde |
| 7 | Latin | alcohol | kohl, collyrium, stibium; any other powder... |
| 8 | Andalusian Arabic | كُحُول | — |
| 9 | Arabic | كحل | antimony; kohl, stibnite; black coloring of the... |
| 10 | Arabic | كُحْل | antimony; kohl, stibnite |
| 11 | Akkadian | guḫlum | kohl, antimony paste |
via English pre
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | pre | Before; Precum, Cowper's fluid, pre-ejaculate; To... |
| 2 | Latin | prae | before; in front; in front of |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | prai | before; in front of |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | preh₂- | before, in front |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |