The etymology of virus has gone viral According to the Internet god of all things virtually true, the word virus comes from the Latin root meaning “snake’s venom.” This viral etymology is repeated in one form or another on all the major sites about words –  wiktionary, dictionary, wordorigins, merriam-webster, etymonline, oxfordlearnersdictionaries.  They’re all cribbing … Continue reading What does “virus” really mean? A pandemic etymology