Where does “криптовирус” come from?
криптовирус (Russian) comes from English cryptovirus, from English 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...
криптовирус (Russian): cryptovirus
Ancestry of “криптовирус”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | cryptovirus | Malware that specializes in extortion by... |
| 2 | English | virus | A submicroscopic, non-cellular structure... |
| 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... |