Where does “parvovirus” come from?
Parvovirus comes from English parvus, from Latin parvus meaning "small," traced through Proto-Indo-European mey-, ph₁w-, and peh₂w-.
parvovirus (English): Any single-stranded DNA virus, of the genus...
Definitions
- Any single-stranded DNA virus, of the genus...
Ancestry of “parvovirus”, step by step
| 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... |