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Where does “paramyxovirus” come from?

paramyxovirus (English) comes from English para-, from English parachute, from French parachute, from French para-, from Italian para-, from Italian para, from Italian paranoia, from Ancient Greek παράνοια — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

paramyxovirus (English): Any member of the Paramyxoviridae family of...

Definitions

  1. Any member of the Paramyxoviridae family of...

Ancestry of “paramyxovirus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishpara-above, beyond; beside, near, alongside;...
2EnglishparachuteA device, generally constructed from fabric, that...
3Frenchparachuteparachute
4Frenchpara-para-
5Italianpara-para-
6Italianparacrepe rubber; crepe; third-person singular...
7Italianparanoiaparanoia
8Ancient Greekπαράνοιαderangement, madness
9Ancient Greek-ῐ́ᾱ{{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine...
10Proto-Indo-European-íh₂—
11Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

Words derived from “paramyxovirus”

  • Paramyxoviridae
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