Where does “Rhabdoviridae” come from?

Rhabdoviridae (Translingual) comes from Ancient Greek ῥάβδος, from Proto-Indo-European urb.

Rhabdoviridae (Translingual): family

Definitions

  1. family

Ancestry of “Rhabdoviridae”, step by step

Rhabdoviridae traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek ῥάβδος

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekῥάβδοςrod, wand, stick; magic wand, scepter; shaft of a...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanurb

via Translingual viridae

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Translingualviridaea grouping of viruses
Every word from Proto-Indo-European urbEvery word from Ancient Greek ῥάβδος
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