Where does “Pithovirus” come from?

Pithovirus (Translingual) comes 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...

Pithovirus (Translingual): genus|i=1|certain large double-stranded DNA viruses known from a single species recovered from thawed permafrost}}

Definitions

genus|i=1|certain large double-stranded DNA viruses known from a single species recovered from thawed permafrost}}

Ancestry of “Pithovirus”, step by step

Pithovirus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Translingual virus

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Translingual	virus	The 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
2	Latin	vīrus	—
3	Ancient Greek	-λογία	Base for nouns denoting the study of something,...
4	Ancient Greek	λόγος	That which is said: word, sentence, speech,...
5	Ancient Greek	λέγω	I put in order, arrange, gather; I choose, count,...
6	Proto-Indo-European	leǵ-	to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...

via Ancient Greek πίθος

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Ancient Greek	πίθος	large wine jar, cask; of the task of the Danaids,...

Every word from Proto-Indo-European leǵ- →Every word from Ancient Greek -λογία →Every word from Ancient Greek λέγω →