Where does “Alphatetraviridae” come from?

Alphatetraviridae (Translingual) comes from Translingual alpha-, from English alpha, from Ancient Greek ἄλφα, from Phoenician 𐤀𐤋𐤐, from Proto-Semitic *ʔalp- — thousand.

Alphatetraviridae (Translingual): family|i=1}}

Definitions

  1. family|i=1}}

Ancestry of “Alphatetraviridae”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Translingualalpha-Used to differentiate genera of viruses
2EnglishalphaThe name of the first letter of the Greek...
3Ancient Greekἄλφαalpha, the name for the first letter Α, α of the...
4Phoenician𐤀𐤋𐤐thousand; bull, ox, head of cattle
5Proto-Semitic*ʔalp-thousand
Every word from Proto-Semitic *ʔalp-Every word from Phoenician 𐤀𐤋𐤐Every word from Ancient Greek ἄλφα
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