Etymology

viruslike

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Today it means: Like a virus; inclined to spread through infection. Full definition →

Proto-Germanic *līką ← Proto-Indo-European *leyg- ← English virus
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The story

  1. Englishvirus
  2. Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
  3. Proto-Germanic*līką
  4. English todayviruslike

From virus + -like.

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