Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

enterovirus

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.97 in modern English

Syllables: en-terovirus
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of many viruses, of the genus Enterovirus, that infect the gastrointestinal tract

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *-teros Proto-Indo-European *h₁énterosder. Ancient Greek ἔντερον (énteron)der. New Latin entero-bor. English entero- Proto-Indo-European *weys- Proto-Indo-European *wisós Proto-Italic *weizos Latin vīrusbor. Middle English virus English virus English enterovirus From entero- + virus.

Inflected Forms

enteroviruses (plural)

Derived Forms

panenterovirus

Frequently Paired Words

enteral enteritis enteroviral gastroenteritis

Questions

What does enterovirus mean?: Any of many viruses, of the genus Enterovirus, that infect the gastrointestinal tract
Where does enterovirus come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *-teros Proto-Indo-European *h₁énterosder. Ancient Greek ἔντερον (énteron)der. New Latin entero-bor. English entero- Proto-Indo-European *weys- Proto-Indo-European *wisós Proto-Italic *weizos Latin vīrusbor. Middle English virus English virus English enterovirus From entero- + virus.

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