Where does “virionic” come from?
virionic (English) comes from English virion, from French virion, from French virus, from Latin vīrus, from Ancient Greek -λογία, from Ancient Greek λόγος, from Ancient Greek λέγω, from Proto-Indo-European leǵ- — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...
virionic (English): Of or relating to a virion
Definitions
- Of or relating to a virion
Ancestry of “virionic”, step by step
virionic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English virion
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | virion | A single individual particle of a virus |
| 2 | French | virion | A virion |
| 3 | French | virus | virus |
| 4 | Latin | vīrus | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -λογία | Base for nouns denoting the study of something,... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | λόγος | That which is said: word, sentence, speech,... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | λέγω | I put in order, arrange, gather; I choose, count,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ- | to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to... |
via English ic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ic | related or pertaining to; having the character of |