Where does “antiviral” come from?

antiviral (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese viral, from Portuguese -al, from Old Portuguese -al, from Latin -ālis, from Proto-Italic -ālis — forms relational adjectives.

antiviral (Portuguese): antiviral; a drug that acts against virus...

Definitions

  1. antiviral; a drug that acts against virus...

Ancestry of “antiviral”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portugueseviralviral relating to viruses
2Portuguese-alappended to noun X, forms adjectives meaning “of...
3Old Portuguese-al—
4Latin-ālis—
5Proto-Italic-ālisforms relational adjectives
Every word from Proto-Italic -ālis →Every word from Latin -ālis →Every word from Portuguese -al →