Where does “Mimiviridae” come from?

Mimiviridae (Translingual) comes from Translingual Mimivirus, from English microbe, from French microbe, from Ancient Greek βίος, from Ancient Greek Γένεσις, from Proto-Hellenic génetis, from Proto-Indo-European ǵénh₁tis, from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- — to produce, to beget, to give birth.

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Definitions

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Ancestry of “Mimiviridae”, step by step

Mimiviridae traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Translingual Mimivirus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TranslingualMimivirusgenus
2EnglishmicrobeAny microorganism, but especially a harmful...
3Frenchmicrobemicrobe
4Ancient Greekβίοςlife
5Ancient GreekΓένεσιςGenesis. The title of the first book of the Bible and Pentateuch as in the Septuagint translation in Greek
6Proto-Hellenicgénetisorigin, source
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵénh₁tisbirth, production
8Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth

via Translingual viridae

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Translingualviridaea grouping of viruses
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- →