Where does “poliovirology” come from?
poliovirology (English) comes from English virology, from English logy, from Dutch log, from English log, from Middle English logge, from Old French loge, from Latin laubĭa, from Frankish laubijā — dirt, mud; to cut, remove, prune, separate; to...
poliovirology (English): The scientific study of polioviruses
Definitions
- The scientific study of polioviruses
Ancestry of “poliovirology”, step by step
poliovirology traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English virology
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | virology | The branch of microbiology that deals with the... |
| 2 | English | logy | Slow to respond or react; lethargic; A term... |
| 3 | Dutch | log | lumbering, inert, slow in movement; immobile;... |
| 4 | English | log | The trunk of a dead tree, cleared of branches;... |
| 5 | Middle English | logge | large long stick, staff, pole, log |
| 6 | Old French | loge | arbor, covered walk-way; arbour, covered walk-way |
| 7 | Latin | laubĭa | penthouse, gallery, arcade, portico, lodge |
| 8 | Frankish | laubijā | shelter; arbour; shelter, arbour; arbour, shelter |
| 9 | Proto-West Germanic | laub | leaf; foliage |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | laubą | leaf |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | lewp- | peel, break off; to flake off, peel, damage; to... |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | lew- | dirt, mud; to cut, remove, prune, separate; to... |
via English poliovirus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | poliovirus | A human enterovirus of the "Picornaviridae"... |
| 2 | English | virus | A submicroscopic, non-cellular structure... |
| 3 | Latin | vīrus | — |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | weizos | poison |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | wisós | fluidity, slime, poison; poison; poison; slime;... |