Where does “virologi” come from?
virologi (Danish) comes from Danish virus, from Latin vīrus, from Ancient Greek -λογία, from Ancient Greek λόγος, from Ancient Greek λέγω, from Proto-Indo-European leǵ- — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...
virologi (Danish): virology
Definitions
- virology
Ancestry of “virologi”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | virus | virus |
| 2 | Latin | vīrus | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | -λογία | Base for nouns denoting the study of something,... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | λόγος | That which is said: word, sentence, speech,... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | λέγω | I put in order, arrange, gather; I choose, count,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ- | to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to... |