Where does “virus” come from?
virus (Finnish) comes 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...
virus (Finnish): virus
Definitions
- virus
Ancestry of “virus”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | vīrus | — |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | -λογία | Base for nouns denoting the study of something,... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | λόγος | That which is said: word, sentence, speech,... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | λέγω | I put in order, arrange, gather; I choose, count,... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ- | to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to... |
Words derived from “virus”
- bakulovirus
- antivirusohjelma
- virusoppi
- tietokonevirus
- flunssavirus
- makrovirus
- influenssavirus
- viruksentorjuntaohjelma
- virustentorjuntaohjelma
- virustorjunta
- ebolavirus
- hepatiittivirus
- herpesvirus
- mosaiikkivirus
- papilloomavirus
- poliovirus
- rokkovirus
- syylävirus
- syöpävirus
- tuhkarokkovirus
- vesirokkovirus
- vihurirokkovirus
- virushepatiitti
- virusinfektio