Where does “siêu vi” come from?

siêu vi (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese siêu vi khuẩn, from Vietnamese vi khuẩn, from Chinese 微, from Chinese 動.

siêu vi (Vietnamese): virus infectious organism

Definitions

  1. virus infectious organism

Ancestry of “siêu vi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesesiêu vi khuẩnvirus infectious organism
2Vietnamesevi khuẩnbacterium, bacteria
3Chinese微—
4Chinese動—
Every word from Chinese 動 →Every word from Chinese 微 →Every word from Vietnamese vi khuẩn →