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You think about this the next time the Crazies ask you to take anything ending in -vir: In pharmacology, the suffix -vir is used to designate an antiviral agent, as seen in drug names like carbovir. Etymologically, the root vir- originates from the Latin word vir, meaning "man," "hero," or "husband," which is also the root of the English word virtue. Additionally, in some linguistic contexts, the root vir- can mean "poison," appearing in words like virus and virulent.…

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