Etymology of the English word reovirus
the English word
reovirusderived from the English word
entericderived from the Greek word
enterikos, ἐντερικός
derived from the Greek word
enteron, ἔντερον (gut)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*enderived from the Greek word
solitoderived from the English word
virusderived from the Latin word
virus (venom, poisonous secretion of snakes, creatures)
derived from the English word
orphanderived from the Latin word
orphanus (orphan)
derived from the Greek word
orphanos, ὀρφανός (bereaved ('orphan'); parentless)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*orbh-Usage
Word found in Modern English
