Where does “κυτταρομεγαλοϊός” come from?
κυτταρομεγαλοϊός (Greek) comes from Greek ιός, from Ancient Greek ἰός, from Ancient Greek ἴᾱ, from Proto-Indo-European éy, from Proto-Indo-European h₁e-.
κυτταρομεγαλοϊός (Greek): cytomegalovirus (Cytomegalovirus)
Definitions
- cytomegalovirus (Cytomegalovirus)
Ancestry of “κυτταρομεγαλοϊός”, step by step
κυτταρομεγαλοϊός traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Greek ιός
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Greek | ιός | virus; venom |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | ἰός | arrow; poison, venom; rust, verdigris |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἴᾱ | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | éy | the; demonstrative pronoun; this one, he |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁e- | — |
via Greek μεγάλος
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Greek | μεγάλος | big, large, great; tall, high; big, great |
| 2 | Byzantine Greek | μεγάλος | — |
via Greek κύτταρο
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Greek | κύτταρο | cell |