Where does “cryptovirology” come from?
cryptovirology (English) comes from English virology, from English logy, from Dutch log, from English log, from Middle English logge, from Old French loge, from Latin laubĭa, from Frankish laubijā — dirt, mud; to cut, remove, prune, separate; to...
cryptovirology (English): The use of cryptography to design powerful...
Definitions
- The use of cryptography to design powerful...
Ancestry of “cryptovirology”, step by step
cryptovirology traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English virology
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | virology | The branch of microbiology that deals with the... |
| 2 | English | logy | Slow to respond or react; lethargic; A term... |
| 3 | Dutch | log | lumbering, inert, slow in movement; immobile;... |
| 4 | English | log | The trunk of a dead tree, cleared of branches;... |
| 5 | Middle English | logge | large long stick, staff, pole, log |
| 6 | Old French | loge | arbor, covered walk-way; arbour, covered walk-way |
| 7 | Latin | laubĭa | penthouse, gallery, arcade, portico, lodge |
| 8 | Frankish | laubijā | shelter; arbour; shelter, arbour; arbour, shelter |
| 9 | Proto-West Germanic | laub | leaf; foliage |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | laubą | leaf |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | lewp- | peel, break off; to flake off, peel, damage; to... |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | lew- | dirt, mud; to cut, remove, prune, separate; to... |
via English crypto
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | crypto | A secret supporter or follower; Cryptography;... |