Where does “turncurtovirus” come from?

turncurtovirus (English) comes from English turnip, from English turnepe, from Middle English nepe, from Old English nǣp, from Latin nāpus, from Ancient Greek νᾶπυ, from Demotic snwpt.

turncurtovirus (English): Any virus of the genus Turncurtovirus

Definitions

  1. Any virus of the genus Turncurtovirus

Ancestry of “turncurtovirus”, step by step

turncurtovirus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English turnip

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishturnipThe white root of a yellow-flowered plant,...
2Englishturnepe
3Middle Englishnepeturnip
4Old Englishnǣpturnip, rape
5Latinnāpusturnip, field mustard (Brassica rapa)
6Ancient Greekνᾶπυmustard
7Demoticsnwpt

via English curtovirus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcurtovirusA member of the genus Curtovirus of ssDNA viruses
Every word from Demotic snwptEvery word from Ancient Greek νᾶπυEvery word from Latin nāpus
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