Where does “Ushikuvirus” come from?
Ushikuvirus (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...
Ushikuvirus (Translingual): The ushikuvirus; virus
Definitions
- The ushikuvirus; virus
Ancestry of “Ushikuvirus”, step by step
Ushikuvirus 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 Japanese 牛久
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 牛久 | — |