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Where does “virosus” come from?

virosus (Latin) comes 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...

virosus (Latin): stinking; poisonous

Definitions

  1. stinking; poisonous

Ancestry of “virosus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinvīrus—
2Ancient Greek-λογίαBase for nouns denoting the study of something,...
3Ancient GreekλόγοςThat which is said: word, sentence, speech,...
4Ancient GreekλέγωI put in order, arrange, gather; I choose, count,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...

Words derived from “virosus”

  • virose
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