Where does “kilovirion” come from?
kilovirion (English) comes from English virion, from French virion, from French virus, from Latin vīrus, from Ancient Greek -λογία, from Ancient Greek λόγος, from Ancient Greek λέγω, from Proto-Indo-European leǵ- — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...
kilovirion (English): A unit of viral load equal to a thousand virions
Definitions
- A unit of viral load equal to a thousand virions
Ancestry of “kilovirion”, step by step
kilovirion traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English virion
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | virion | A single individual particle of a virus |
| 2 | French | virion | A virion |
| 3 | French | virus | virus |
| 4 | Latin | vīrus | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -λογία | Base for nouns denoting the study of something,... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | λόγος | That which is said: word, sentence, speech,... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | λέγω | I put in order, arrange, gather; I choose, count,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ- | to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to... |
via English kilo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | kilo | Clipping of kilogram |