Where does “mpox” come from?

mpox (English) comes from English monkeypox, from English pox, from Middle English pocke.

mpox (English): A viral disease, of primates and some other mammals, related to smallpox, caused by Orthopoxvirus monkeypox

Definitions

  1. A viral disease, of primates and some other mammals, related to smallpox, caused by Orthopoxvirus monkeypox

Ancestry of “mpox”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmonkeypoxA viral disease, of primates and some other...
2EnglishpoxA disease characterized by purulent skin...
3Middle Englishpocke—

Words derived from “mpox”

Every word from Middle English pocke →