Where does “Arenaviridae” come from?

Arenaviridae (Translingual) comes from Translingual Arenavirus, from Translingual 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...

Arenaviridae (Translingual): family

Definitions

  1. family

Ancestry of “Arenaviridae”, step by step

Arenaviridae traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Translingual Arenavirus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TranslingualArenavirusgenus}}
2TranslingualvirusThe taxonomic kingdom made up of the viruses, submicroscopic non-cellular structures consisting of a core of DNA or RNA surrounded by a protein coat, that require a living host cell to replicate, and often cause disease in the host
3Latinvīrus
4Ancient Greek-λογίαBase for nouns denoting the study of something,...
5Ancient GreekλόγοςThat which is said: word, sentence, speech,...
6Ancient GreekλέγωI put in order, arrange, gather; I choose, count,...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...

via Translingual viridae

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Translingualviridaea grouping of viruses
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leǵ-Every word from Ancient Greek -λογίαEvery word from Ancient Greek λέγω