non-viral
|non/vi/ral|
B2
/nɒnˈvaɪrəl/
not viral
Etymology
Etymology Information
'non-viral' originates from the prefix 'non-' meaning 'not' and 'viral' from Latin 'virus' meaning 'poison' or 'slime'.
Historical Evolution
'Non-viral' combines the prefix 'non-' with 'viral', a term that evolved from the Latin 'virus'.
Meaning Changes
Initially, 'viral' referred to anything related to a virus, and 'non-viral' was coined to specify the absence of viral characteristics.
Meanings by Part of Speech
Adjective 1
not caused by or related to a virus.
The infection was determined to be non-viral.
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