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Where does “virologia” come from?

virologia (Italian) comes from Italian viro, from Latin vir, from Proto-Italic wiros, from Proto-Indo-European wiHrós, from Proto-Indo-European weyh₁- — to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute.

virologia (Italian): virology

Definitions

  1. virology

Ancestry of “virologia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianviroman; first-person singular present indicative of...
2Latinvirman in the sense of "adult male human"; adult,...
3Proto-Italicwirosa man
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanwiHrósman; husband; warrior, hero
5Proto-Indo-Europeanweyh₁-to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute
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