Where does “virulent” come from?
virulent (French) comes from Latin virulentus, from Latin -ulentus, from Latin -entus, from Latin cruentus, from Latin cruor, from Proto-Indo-European krewh₂- — blood outside the body.
virulent (French): virulent
Definitions
- virulent
Ancestry of “virulent”, step by step
virulent traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin virulentus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | virulentus | poisonous |
| 2 | Latin | -ulentus | adjective-forming suffix meaning abounding in,... |
| 3 | Latin | -entus | adjective-forming suffix meaning abounding in,... |
| 4 | Latin | cruentus | bloody in its various senses, "particularly:" |
| 5 | Latin | cruor | blood, gore; murder, bloodshed |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | krewh₂- | blood outside the body |
via Late Latin virulentus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Late Latin | virulentus | poisonous |
| 2 | Latin | virus | A stinking, or rammish smell; The seed or nature... |