Where does “canarypox” come from?

canarypox (English) comes from English Canary, from French canarie, from Spanish canario, from Spanish Canarias, from Latin canāria.

canarypox (English): A viral disease of birds

Definitions

  1. A viral disease of birds

Ancestry of “canarypox”, step by step

canarypox traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English Canary

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishCanarySomeone connected with Norwich City Football...
2Frenchcanarie—
3Spanishcanarioof, from or related to the Canary Islands; person...
4SpanishCanariasthe Canary Islands
5Latincanāria—

via English pox

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpoxA disease characterized by purulent skin...
2Middle Englishpocke—
Every word from Latin canāria →Every word from Spanish Canarias →Every word from Spanish canario →