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 | bi- | API; two, paired, both; half |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | βίος | life |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | Γένεσις | Genesis. The title of the first book of the Bible and Pentateuch as in the Septuagint translation in Greek |
| 5 | Proto-Hellenic | génetis | origin, source |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵénh₁tis | birth, production |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵenh₁- | to produce, to beget, to give birth |