English
virulence
Virulence comes from Late Latin virulentia.
- Late Latinc. 200–600 CEvirulentia
- Middle Frenchc. 1400–1600virulence
- Englishearliest quotation 1834same form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Late Latinc. 200–600 CEvirulentia
- Middle Frenchc. 1400–1600virulence
- Englishearliest quotation 1834same form
Earliest quotation: 1834, Letitia Elizabeth Landon, London: Richard Bentley: “Francis was enraged at the interference, and opposition made…”
Every English word from Late Latin virulentia
Today it means
noun The state of being virulent.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Late Latin virulentia / virulence