Where does “virulen” come from?
virulen (Indonesian) comes from Dutch virulent, from French virulent, from Latin virulentus, from Latin -ulentus, from Latin -entus, from Latin cruentus, from Latin cruor, from Proto-Indo-European krewh₂- — blood outside the body.
virulen (Indonesian): virulent
Definitions
- virulent
Ancestry of “virulen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | virulent | — |
| 2 | French | virulent | virulent |
| 3 | Latin | virulentus | poisonous |
| 4 | Latin | -ulentus | adjective-forming suffix meaning abounding in,... |
| 5 | Latin | -entus | adjective-forming suffix meaning abounding in,... |
| 6 | Latin | cruentus | bloody in its various senses, "particularly:" |
| 7 | Latin | cruor | blood, gore; murder, bloodshed |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | krewh₂- | blood outside the body |