Where does “marburgvirus” come from?
marburgvirus (Dutch) comes from Dutch 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...
marburgvirus (Dutch): the virus, of the genus Marburgvirus, that causes hemorrhagic fever in humans and other primates
Definitions
- the virus, of the genus Marburgvirus, that causes hemorrhagic fever in humans and other primates
Ancestry of “marburgvirus”, step by step
marburgvirus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch virus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | 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... |
via English Marburg
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Marburg | — |