English
entomovirus
From entomo- + virus.
Proto-Indo-European *temh₁- ‘to cut’
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Ancient Greek τέμνω ‘to cut’
Ancient Greek τόμος ‘slice, piece’
Ancient Greek ἔντομος ‘cut into pieces’
Ancient Greek ἔντομον ‘insect’
English entomo-
Proto-Indo-European *wisós ‘fluidity, slime, poison’
Proto-Italic *weizos
Latin vīrus ‘poison, slime, venom’
Middle English virus
English virus
Today it means
noun A virus that has an insect host
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / entomovirus