Where does “westnijlvirus” come from?
westnijlvirus (Dutch) comes from Dutch Nijl, from Latin Nīlus, from Ancient Greek νεῖλος, from Arabic نِيل, from Persian نیل, from Arabic نيل, from Middle Persian 𐭭𐭩𐭫, from Sanskrit नील — to lead.
westnijlvirus (Dutch): West Nile virus
Definitions
- West Nile virus
Ancestry of “westnijlvirus”, step by step
westnijlvirus traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch Nijl
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | Nijl | Nile |
| 2 | Latin | Nīlus | aqueduct |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | νεῖλος | river valley |
| 4 | Arabic | نِيل | indigo |
| 5 | Persian | نیل | indigo |
| 6 | Arabic | نيل | verbal noun of نَالَ; indigo; to colour indigo |
| 7 | Middle Persian | 𐭭𐭩𐭫 | indigo |
| 8 | Sanskrit | नील | of a dark color |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | neyH- | to lead |
via Dutch west
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | west | west; westwards |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | west | — |
| 3 | Old Dutch | west | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | westrą | west; west, westward |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | westraz | west, western |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wek(ʷ)speros | evening |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | we- | — |
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... |