Where does “virion” come from?
Virion comes from French virion, formed from Latin virus with the French suffix -ion, ultimately from Latin virus meaning poison or venom.
virion (English): A single individual particle of a virus
Definitions
- A single individual particle of a virus
Ancestry of “virion”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | virion | A virion |
| 2 | French | virus | virus |
| 3 | Latin | vīrus | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -λογία | Base for nouns denoting the study of something,... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | λόγος | That which is said: word, sentence, speech,... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | λέγω | I put in order, arrange, gather; I choose, count,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ- | to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to... |