English

helpervirus

From helper + virus.

A compound of helper + virus

Proto-Germanic *helpaną ‘to help’

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Proto-West Germanic *helpu

Proto-West Germanic *helpārī

Old English *helpere

Middle English helpere

Proto-Indo-European *wisós ‘fluidity, slime, poison’

Proto-Italic *weizos

Latin vīrus ‘poison, slime, venom’

Middle English virus

English virus

Today it means

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Etymograph / helpervirus