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 canāriaEvery word from Spanish CanariasEvery word from Spanish canario