Etymology of the English word vaccinia
the English word
vacciniaderived from the New Latin word
vacciniaderived from the Latin word
vaccinus (cow-; of, derived from a cow)
derived from the Latin word
vacca (cow)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*wokeha- (cow)
Date
The earliest known usage of vaccinia in English dates from the 19th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
