Where does “Mpox” come from?

Mpox (German) comes from English mpox, from English monkeypox, from English pox, from Middle English pocke.

Mpox (German): mpox

Definitions

  1. mpox

Ancestry of “Mpox”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmpoxA viral disease, of primates and some other mammals, related to smallpox, caused by Orthopoxvirus monkeypox
2EnglishmonkeypoxA viral disease, of primates and some other...
3EnglishpoxA disease characterized by purulent skin...
4Middle Englishpocke—
Every word from Middle English pocke →Every word from English pox →Every word from English monkeypox →