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Where does “Herpesvirales” come from?

Herpesvirales (Translingual) comes from New Latin herpes, from Ancient Greek ἕρπης, from Latin angina, from Latin angere, from Latin ango, from Proto-Italic anɣō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂enǵʰ- — to constrict, tighten, compress; narrow, tight;...

Ancestry of “Herpesvirales”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1New Latinherpesherpes; an unknown sort of animal, perhaps a kind...
2Ancient Greekἕρπηςherpes, shingles
3Latinanginachoking, suffocation; quinsy, tonsillitis
4Latinangeresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
5LatinangoI bind, draw, press together; choke, throttle,...
6Proto-Italicanɣō—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂enǵʰ-to constrict, tighten, compress; narrow, tight;...
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