Where does “herpes” come from?
herpes (New Latin) comes from Ancient Greek ἕρπης, from Latin angina, from Latin angere, from Latin ango, from Proto-Italic anɣō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂enǵʰ- — to constrict, tighten, compress; narrow, tight;...
herpes (New Latin): herpes; an unknown sort of animal, perhaps a kind...
Definitions
- herpes; an unknown sort of animal, perhaps a kind...
Ancestry of “herpes”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | ἕρπης | herpes, shingles |
| 2 | Latin | angina | choking, suffocation; quinsy, tonsillitis |
| 3 | Latin | angere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 4 | Latin | ango | I bind, draw, press together; choke, throttle,... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | anɣō | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂enǵʰ- | to constrict, tighten, compress; narrow, tight;... |