Where does “antirretroviral” come from?

antirretroviral (Spanish) comes from Spanish anti-, from Ancient Greek ἀντι-, from Ancient Greek ᾰ̓ντῐ́ — opposite.

antirretroviral (Spanish): antiretroviral

Definitions

  1. antiretroviral

Ancestry of “antirretroviral”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishanti-anti-; against, opposite, protecting against
2Ancient Greekἀντι-anti-, against; like, reminiscent of
3Ancient Greekᾰ̓ντῐ́opposite
Every word from Ancient Greek ᾰ̓ντῐ́ →Every word from Spanish anti- →Every word from Ancient Greek ἀντι- →