Where does “Pandoraviridae” come from?

Pandoraviridae (Translingual) comes from Translingual Pandoravirus, from Ancient Greek Πανδώρα, from Ancient Greek δῶρον, from Proto-Hellenic dṓron, from Proto-Indo-European déh₃rom, from Proto-Indo-European deh₃- — to give.

Pandoraviridae (Translingual): family|i=1|a dsDNA virus not yet accepted by the International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses}}

Definitions

  1. family|i=1|a dsDNA virus not yet accepted by the International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses}}

Ancestry of “Pandoraviridae”, step by step

Pandoraviridae traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Translingual Pandoravirus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TranslingualPandoravirusgenus
2Ancient GreekΠανδώραall gifts
3Ancient Greekδῶρονgift; hand's width
4Proto-Hellenicdṓrongift
5Proto-Indo-Europeandéh₃romgift
6Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₃-to give

via Translingual viridae

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Translingualviridaea grouping of viruses
Every word from Proto-Indo-European deh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European déh₃rom →Every word from Proto-Hellenic dṓron →