English

hypovirus

From hypo- + virus.

Formed from hypo- + virus

Proto-Indo-European *upó ‘under, below’

Ancient Greek ὑπό ‘under’

English hypo-

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

Proto-Italic *weizos

Latin vīrus ‘poison, slime, venom’

Middle English virus

English virus

Today it means

noun Any virus of the genus Hypovirus

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Etymograph / hypovirus