Where does “herpesvirus” come from?
Herpesvirus derives from virus, from Latin herpes, from Ancient Greek ἕρπης, from the verb ἕρπειν meaning to creep or crawl, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European serp-.
herpesvirus (English): Any of the family "Herpesviridae",...
Definitions
- Any of the family "Herpesviridae",...
Ancestry of “herpesvirus”, step by step
herpesvirus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English herpes
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | herpes | A viral infection, caused by Human... |
| 2 | Latin | herpes | herpes; an unknown sort of animal, perhaps a kind... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἕρπης | herpes, shingles |
| 4 | Latin | angina | choking, suffocation; quinsy, tonsillitis |
| 5 | Latin | angere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 6 | Latin | ango | I bind, draw, press together; choke, throttle,... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | anɣō | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂enǵʰ- | to constrict, tighten, compress; narrow, tight;... |
via English virus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | virus | A submicroscopic, non-cellular structure... |
| 2 | Latin | vīrus | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | -λογία | Base for nouns denoting the study of something,... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | λόγος | That which is said: word, sentence, speech,... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | λέγω | I put in order, arrange, gather; I choose, count,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ- | to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to... |