Where does “arbovirologist” come from?
arbovirologist (English) comes from English virologist, from English virology, from English logy, from Dutch log, from English log, from Middle English logge, from Old French loge, from Latin laubĭa — dirt, mud; to cut, remove, prune, separate; to...
arbovirologist (English): A virologist who specialises in the arboviruses
Definitions
- A virologist who specialises in the arboviruses
Ancestry of “arbovirologist”, step by step
arbovirologist traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English virologist
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | virologist | A scientist or doctor who studies or specializes... |
| 2 | English | virology | The branch of microbiology that deals with the... |
| 3 | English | logy | Slow to respond or react; lethargic; A term... |
| 4 | Dutch | log | lumbering, inert, slow in movement; immobile;... |
| 5 | English | log | The trunk of a dead tree, cleared of branches;... |
| 6 | Middle English | logge | large long stick, staff, pole, log |
| 7 | Old French | loge | arbor, covered walk-way; arbour, covered walk-way |
| 8 | Latin | laubĭa | penthouse, gallery, arcade, portico, lodge |
| 9 | Frankish | laubijā | shelter; arbour; shelter, arbour; arbour, shelter |
| 10 | Proto-West Germanic | laub | leaf; foliage |
| 11 | Proto-Germanic | laubą | leaf |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | lewp- | peel, break off; to flake off, peel, damage; to... |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | lew- | dirt, mud; to cut, remove, prune, separate; to... |
via English arbovirus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | arbovirus | Any virus that is transmitted by an arthropod |
| 2 | English | borne | past participle of bear; carried, supported |
| 3 | Middle English | boren | — |
| 4 | Old English | boren | past participle of beran; born |
| 5 | Old English | beran | to carry, bear; to wear; to sustain, support |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | beran | to carry, to bear |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | beraną | to carry, to bear |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰéreti | to be carrying |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰēr- | shiny, light brown |