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Where does “vírus” come from?

vírus (Portuguese) comes from New Latin virus — virus; A stinking, or rammish smell; The seed or...

vírus (Portuguese): virus

Definitions

  1. virus

Ancestry of “vírus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1New Latinvirusvirus; A stinking, or rammish smell; The seed or...

Words derived from “vírus”

  • antiviral
  • viral
  • antivírus
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