English

macrovirus

From macro + virus.

A compound of macro + virus

Proto-Indo-European *meh₂ḱ- ‘to increase’

Proto-Indo-European *mh₂ḱrós ‘lean, meager’

Proto-Hellenic *makrós

Ancient Greek μακρός ‘long’

English macro

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 computer virus written in a macro language.

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Etymograph / macrovirus