Etymology

parvovirus

P3A1R1V4O1V4I1R1U1S1

Today it means: Any single-stranded DNA virus, of the genus Parvovirus, the smallest found in nature, that infects mammals other than humans. Full definition →

English virus ← Middle English virus ← Latin vīrus
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The story

  1. Englishparvo-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*weys-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*wisós
  4. Proto-Italic*weizos
  5. Latinvīrus
  6. Middle Englishvirus
  7. Englishvirus
  8. English todayparvovirus

From parvo- + virus.

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