Where does “Ebolavirus” come from?

Ebolavirus (English) comes from English Ebola, from French Ebola, from Northern Ngbandi Legbala.

Ebolavirus (English): Any of several viruses, of the genus Ebolavirus, responsible for hemorrhagic fever

Definitions

  1. Any of several viruses, of the genus Ebolavirus, responsible for hemorrhagic fever

Ancestry of “Ebolavirus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishEbolaThe Ebola virus
2FrenchEbola—
3Northern NgbandiLegbala—
Every word from Northern Ngbandi Legbala →Every word from French Ebola →Every word from English Ebola →
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