Where does “polio” come from?

polio (Spanish) comes from German Poliomyelitis, from Ancient Greek μυελός — marrow; inmost part, marrow.

polio (Spanish): poliomyelitis

Definitions

  1. poliomyelitis

Ancestry of “polio”, step by step

polio traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Poliomyelitis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanPoliomyelitispoliomyelitis
2Ancient Greekμυελόςmarrow; inmost part, marrow

via Spanish poliomielitis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishpoliomielitispoliomyelitis

Words derived from “polio”

Every word from Ancient Greek μυελός →