Where does “retrovirological” come from?
retrovirological (English) comes from English retrovirology, from English virology, from English logy, from Dutch log, from English log, from Middle English logge, from Old French loge, from Latin laubĭa — dirt, mud; to cut, remove, prune, separate; to...
retrovirological (English): Relating to retrovirology
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- Relating to retrovirology
Ancestry of “retrovirological”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | retrovirology | The scientific study of retroviruses |
| 2 | English | virology | The branch of microbiology that deals with the... |
| 3 | English | logy | Slow to respond or react; lethargic; A term... |
| 4 | Dutch | log | lumbering, inert, slow in movement; immobile;... |
| 5 | English | log | The trunk of a dead tree, cleared of branches;... |
| 6 | Middle English | logge | large long stick, staff, pole, log |
| 7 | Old French | loge | arbor, covered walk-way; arbour, covered walk-way |
| 8 | Latin | laubĭa | penthouse, gallery, arcade, portico, lodge |
| 9 | Frankish | laubijā | shelter; arbour; shelter, arbour; arbour, shelter |
| 10 | Proto-West Germanic | laub | leaf; foliage |
| 11 | Proto-Germanic | laubą | leaf |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | lewp- | peel, break off; to flake off, peel, damage; to... |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | lew- | dirt, mud; to cut, remove, prune, separate; to... |