Etymology

in honour of Said Ghabrial, a pioneer in the study of the viruses in this order; the suffix -virales for order taxa

from Alternaria alternata, the name of the original fungal host, and RNA for ribonucleic acid, referring to the type of nucleic acid comprising the genome of viruses in the family; the suffix -viridae for family taxa

from the Greek chrysós meaning “gold”, derived from the specific epithet of Penicillium chrysogenum, the fungal host of Penicillium chrysogenum virus, a member of the virus family; the suffix -viridae for family taxa

from the Ancient Greek μέγας (mégas), meaning “great", and Birnaviridae, referring to the size of the bisegmented dsRNA genome of viruses in the family; the suffix -viridae for family taxa

from the Latin quattuor, meaning "four", referring to the quadripartite nature of the genome of viruses in the family; the suffix -viridae for family taxa

 from the Latin toti, meaning "undivided" or "whole",  referring to the mono-segmented dsRNA genome of viruses in the family; the suffix -viridae for family taxa

a portmanteau of respiratory enteric orphan, referring to an early  lack of disease association of some viruses in the taxon ; the suffix -viricetes for class taxa

from reo, an acronym of respiratory enteric orphan viruses, referring to an early  lack of disease association of some viruses in the taxon; the suffix -virales for order taxa

from the Latin sedo, meaning "smooth", referring to the appearance  of the core particles of viriuses in the family, and reo, for respiratory enteric orphan, referring to the lack of disease association of some members of the virus family; the suffix -viridae for family taxa

from the Latin spina, meaning “spike”, referring to the presence of spikes or turrets on the surface of the core particles of viruses in the family, and reo for respiratory enteric orphan, referring to the lack of disease association of some members of the virus family; the suffix -viridae for family taxa

in honour of Anne K. Vidaver, who co-discovered Pseudomonas phage phi6; the suffix -viricetes for class taxa

to honour Leonard Mindich, who contributed significantly to cystovirid research; the suffix -virales for order taxa

phonetically from the Greek kystis, meaning “bladder” or “sack”, referring to the virion morphology of viruses in the family; the suffix -viridae for family taxa

from the Greek κίτρινος (kítrinos) meaning "yellow", a reference to yellow fever virus; the suffix -viricota for phylum taxa

a portmanteau of alphavirus supergroup, referring to a historical name for some members of the taxon ; the suffix -viricetes for class taxa

a portmanteau of hepevirus-like, referreing to the family Hepeviridae included in this taxon; the suffix -virales for order taxa

from the Ancient Greek ἄλφα (álpha) and  τετρα (tetra), meaning 4 "four", referring to the relationship of viruses in the family to viruses of the Alpha-like supergroup in the replicase region; the suffix -viridae for family taxa

from the genus Benyvirus, which is derived from Beet necrotic yellow vein virus, a member of the family; the suffix -viridae for family taxa

from hepatitis E virus, a member of the family; the suffix -viridae for family taxa

to honour the physician George de Maton who first distinguished rubella from measles and scarlet fever; the suffix -viridae for family taxa

to honour G. P. Martelli, a pioneer in closterovirid research; the suffix -virales for order taxa

from Brome mosaic and also from Bromus, the host genus of brome mosaic virus, a member of the family; the suffix -viridae for family taxa

from the Greek kloster, meaning "spindle" or "thread" referring to the virion morhology of viruses in the family; the suffix -viridae for family taxa

from the Greek  ἔνδον (endon) meaning "within" and RNA for ribonucleic acid, referring to the dsRNA genomes or ‘"endogenous dsRNAs" of viruses in the family; the suffix -viridae for family taxa

to honour the Brazilian plant virologist, Elliot Watanabe Kitajima, who contributed to the discovery of viruses in the family; the suffix -viridae for family taxa

to honour the British plant virologist Michael A Mayo, a Life Member of the ICTV; the suffix -viridae for family taxa

from the Latin toga, meaning “cloak”, possibly referring to the enveloped virion of viruses in the family; the suffix -viridae for family taxa

from the Latin virga, meaning "rod", referring to the virion morphology of viruses in the family; the suffix -viridae for family taxa

from tymo; a portmanteau for turnip yellow mosaic virus, a member of the taxon; the suffix -virales for order taxa

from the Ancient Greek ἄλφα (álpha), meaning "first", and flexi, referring to the first family created from the division of the old family Flexiviridae, a group of  filamentous and highly flexible viruses; the suffix -viridae for family taxa

from the Ancient Greek βῆτα (bêta), the second letter of the Greek alphabet, and flexi, referring to the second family created from the division of the old family Flexiviridae, a group of  filamentous and highly flexible viruses; the suffix -viridae for family taxa

from the Ancient Greek  δέλτα (délta), meaning "four", and flexi, together referring to the fourth family created from the division of the old family Flexiviridae, a group of  filamentous and highly flexible viruses; the suffix -viridae for family taxa

from the Ancient Greek γάμμα (gámma), meaning "third", and flexi, together referring to the third family created from the division of the old family Flexiviridae, a group of  filamentous and highly flexible viruses; the suffix -viridae for family taxa

from turnip yellow mosaic virus, a member of the family; the suffix -viridae for family taxa

a portmanteau of flavivirus supergroup, referring to a historical name for some members of the taxon; the suffix -viricetes for class taxa

from the Spanish amarillo, meaning "yellow", a reference to yellow fever virus, a meber of the taxon; the suffix -virales for order taxa

from the Latin flavus, meaning “yellow”, referring to yellow fever, the disease caused by yellow fever virus, a member of the family; the suffix -viridae for family taxa

from Mag 115, the original designation of Nodamura virus, and Saitama Prefecture, Japan, where studies were done that led to the discovery of Mag 115/Nodamura virus ; the suffix -viricetes for class taxa

from Nodamura virus, a member of the taxon; the suffix -virales for order taxa

from Nodamura virus, a member of the family, first isolated in Nodamura, Japan; the suffix -viridae for family taxa

a portmanteau of Sinaivirus, a defunct name for a member of the family and Halictivirus, an unclassified, closely related virus; the suffix -viridae for family taxa

a portmanteau of Tombusviridae, Luteovirus and Carmotetraviridae, three taxa included in the taxon; the suffix -viricetes for class taxa

a portmanteau of tombusvirus-like, referring to Tombusviridae, a family included in the taxon ; the suffix -virales for order taxa

from the type of replicase (RdRP) characteristic of carmo-like plant viruses and from the Ancient Greek τετρα (tetra), meaning 4 "four", and referring to the  T=4 capsid architecture of viruses in the family; the suffix -viridae for family taxa

from tomato bushy stunt virus, a member of the family; the suffix -viridae for family taxa

a portmanteau of Leviviridae and Narnaviridae, two families included in the taxon; the suffix -viricota for phylum taxa

from the Zulu amabili, meaning "twenty", referring to Saccharomyces 20S RNA narnavirus, a member of the taxon; the suffix -viricetes for class taxa

a reference to the element wolfram, which is abbreviated W: narnavirus was found after sequencing “W dsRNA” in baker’s yeast (Saccharomyces cerevisiae); the suffix -virales for order taxa

from naked and RNA for ribonucleac acid, referring to the fact that viruses of the family have no true virion; the suffix -viridae for family taxa

from Howell Township, New Jersey, USA, where a fungus (Cryphonectria parasitica) was isolated that was infected with a mitovirus; the suffix -viricetes for class taxa