Where does “retrovirus” come from?

retrovirus (Italian) 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.

retrovirus (Italian): retrovirus

Definitions

  1. retrovirus

Ancestry of “retrovirus”, step by step

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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dewk- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European déwketi →Every word from Proto-Italic doukō →
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