Where does “Pandoravirus” come from?
Pandoravirus (Translingual) comes from Ancient Greek Πανδώρα, from Ancient Greek δῶρον, from Proto-Hellenic dṓron, from Proto-Indo-European déh₃rom, from Proto-Indo-European deh₃- — to give.
Pandoravirus (Translingual): genus
Definitions
- genus
Ancestry of “Pandoravirus”, step by step
Pandoravirus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Ancient Greek Πανδώρα
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | Πανδώρα | all gifts |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | δῶρον | gift; hand's width |
| 3 | Proto-Hellenic | dṓron | gift |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | déh₃rom | gift |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | deh₃- | to give |
via Latin vīrus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | vīrus | — |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | -λογία | Base for nouns denoting the study of something,... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | λόγος | That which is said: word, sentence, speech,... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | λέγω | I put in order, arrange, gather; I choose, count,... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ- | to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to... |