Where does “herpesvirus” come from?
herpesvirus (Finnish) comes from Finnish herpes, from Latin herpes, from Ancient Greek ἕρπης, from Latin angina, from Latin angere, from Latin ango, from Proto-Italic anɣō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂enǵʰ- — to constrict, tighten, compress; narrow, tight;...
herpesvirus (Finnish): herpesvirus
Definitions
- herpesvirus
Ancestry of “herpesvirus”, step by step
herpesvirus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish herpes
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | herpes | herpes common language term for herpes simplex |
| 2 | Latin | herpes | herpes; an unknown sort of animal, perhaps a kind... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἕρπης | herpes, shingles |
| 4 | Latin | angina | choking, suffocation; quinsy, tonsillitis |
| 5 | Latin | angere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 6 | Latin | ango | I bind, draw, press together; choke, throttle,... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | anɣō | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂enǵʰ- | to constrict, tighten, compress; narrow, tight;... |
via Finnish virus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | virus | virus |
| 2 | Latin | vīrus | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | -λογία | Base for nouns denoting the study of something,... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | λόγος | That which is said: word, sentence, speech,... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | λέγω | I put in order, arrange, gather; I choose, count,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ- | to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to... |