Where does “Corona-Pandemie” come from?

Corona-Pandemie (German) comes from German Pandemie, from Ancient Greek πανδημία — all the people.

Corona-Pandemie (German): coronavirus pandemic, especially the COVID-19 pandemic

Definitions

  1. coronavirus pandemic, especially the COVID-19 pandemic

Ancestry of “Corona-Pandemie”, step by step

Corona-Pandemie traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Pandemie

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanPandemiepandemic
2Ancient Greekπανδημίαall the people

via German corōna

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germancorōnacovid coronavirus disease, especially COVID-19
Every word from Ancient Greek πανδημία →Every word from German Pandemie →