Where does “volepox” come from?

volepox (English) comes from English pox, from Middle English pocke.

volepox (English): A viral disease of voles caused by a virus of species Orthopoxvirus volepox

Definitions

  1. A viral disease of voles caused by a virus of species Orthopoxvirus volepox

Ancestry of “volepox”, step by step

volepox traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English pox

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpoxA disease characterized by purulent skin...
2Middle Englishpocke—

via English vole

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishvoleAny of a large number of species of small rodents...
2Frenchvoleinflection of voler: ## first/third-person...
Every word from Middle English pocke →Every word from English pox →
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