Where does “вируси́ться” come from?
вируси́ться (Russian) comes from Russian ви́рус, from German Virus, 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...
вируси́ться (Russian): to go viral
Definitions
- to go viral
Ancestry of “вируси́ться”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | ви́рус | virus (DNA/RNA causing disease) |
| 2 | German | Virus | virus; computer virus |
| 3 | Latin | vīrus | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -λογία | Base for nouns denoting the study of something,... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | λόγος | That which is said: word, sentence, speech,... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | λέγω | I put in order, arrange, gather; I choose, count,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ- | to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to... |