Etymology

palaeovirus

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Today it means: Old, obsolete virus. Full definition →

English virus ← Ancient Greek πᾰλαιός (pălaiós)
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The story

  1. Ancient Greekπᾰλαιός (pălaiós)
  2. Englishpaleo-
  3. Englishpalaeo-
  4. Englishvirus
  5. English todaypalaeovirus

From palaeo- + virus.

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