Where does “multinucleopolyhedrovirus” come from?
multinucleopolyhedrovirus (English) comes from English multi-, from English multi, from English multituberculate, from English tuberculate, from Latin tuberculatus, from Latin tūberculum, from Latin tūber, from Proto-Italic tūβos — to swell; to crowd; to be strong.
multinucleopolyhedrovirus (English): A genus of large, double-stranded DNA viruses in the family Baculoviridae, characterized by forming occlusion bodies that contain many viral particles; these viruses primarily infect insects, especially larvae of moths and butterflies, and are often used in biological pest control
Definitions
- A genus of large, double-stranded DNA viruses in the family Baculoviridae, characterized by forming occlusion bodies that contain many viral particles; these viruses primarily infect insects, especially larvae of moths and butterflies, and are often used in biological pest control
Ancestry of “multinucleopolyhedrovirus”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | multi- | More than one; pertaining to more than one thing;... |
| 2 | English | multi | A multituberculate; Neolamprologus multifasciatus |
| 3 | English | multituberculate | Having molars with multiple rows of cusps; Any of... |
| 4 | English | tuberculate | Having tubercles; Tubercular |
| 5 | Latin | tuberculatus | warty, tuberculate |
| 6 | Latin | tūberculum | a small swelling, bump, or protuberance; a boil, pimple, tubercle |
| 7 | Latin | tūber | a hump, bump, swelling, protuberance; excrescence |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | tūβos | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | tewh₂- | to swell; to crowd; to be strong |