Where does “ポリオ” come from?

ポリオ (Japanese) comes from English polio, from Spanish polio, from German Poliomyelitis, from Ancient Greek μυελός — marrow; inmost part, marrow.

ポリオ (Japanese): polio

Definitions

  1. polio

Ancestry of “ポリオ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpolioAbbreviation of poliomyelitis; A sufferer from...
2Spanishpoliopoliomyelitis
3GermanPoliomyelitispoliomyelitis
4Ancient Greekμυελόςmarrow; inmost part, marrow
Every word from Ancient Greek μυελός →Every word from German Poliomyelitis →Every word from Spanish polio →