Where does “tölvuveira” come from?
tölvuveira (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic veira, from English virus, 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...
tölvuveira (Icelandic): computer virus
Definitions
- computer virus
Ancestry of “tölvuveira”, step by step
tölvuveira traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Icelandic veira
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | veira | virus (DNA/RNA causing disease) |
| 2 | English | virus | A submicroscopic, non-cellular structure... |
| 3 | Latin | vīrus | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -λογία | Base for nouns denoting the study of something,... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | λόγος | That which is said: word, sentence, speech,... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | λέγω | I put in order, arrange, gather; I choose, count,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ- | to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to... |