Where does “avibirnavirus” come from?
avibirnavirus (English) comes from English Avi, from English -ie, from English -y, from Middle English -y, from Old English -iġ, from Proto-West Germanic -g, from Proto-Germanic -gaz, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.
avibirnavirus (English): Any virus of the genus Avibirnavirus
Definitions
- Any virus of the genus Avibirnavirus
Ancestry of “avibirnavirus”, step by step
avibirnavirus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Avi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Avi | An avatar displayed by a user's profile on a social networking site |
| 2 | English | -ie | Forming diminutive or affectionate forms of nouns... |
| 3 | English | -y | Added to nouns and adjectives to form adjectives... |
| 4 | Middle English | -y | Designates an adjective, in many cases formed by... |
| 5 | Old English | -iġ | -y, -ic |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | -g | Forms adjectives from nouns and verbs with a... |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | -gaz | -y |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḱos | -y, -ic |
via English birnavirus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | birnavirus | Any of several viruses, of the family... |
| 2 | English | virus | A submicroscopic, non-cellular structure... |
| 3 | Latin | vīrus | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -λογία | Base for nouns denoting the study of something,... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | λόγος | That which is said: word, sentence, speech,... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | λέγω | I put in order, arrange, gather; I choose, count,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ- | to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to... |