Etymology Name Page

Etymology: from the Ancient Greek ὀρθός (orthos), meaning “correct” or “straight” and the Ancient Greek μύξα, (mýxa), meaning "mucus", referring to infection of the respiratory mucosa by viruses of the family; the suffix -viridae for family taxa

Etymology: from picornavirus supergroup, referring to a historical name for some members of the taxon; the suffix -viricota for phylum taxa

Etymology: from the Italian duplo meaning "double" (a reference to double-stranded RNA) and picobirnaviruses, members of the taxon; the suffix -viricetes for class taxa

Etymology: from the Italian duplo meaning "double" (a reference to double-stranded) and RNA for ribonucleaic acid, referring to the RNA genome of viruses in the taxon; the suffix -virales for order taxa

Etymology: from the Medieval Latin amalgama, meaning "mercury alloy", referring to the fact that viruses of the family blend (or alloy) the properties of the viruses in the Partitiviridae (re: phylogeny) and the obsolete taxon Totiviridae (re: genome organization); the suffix -viridae for family taxa

Etymology: from Curvularia protuberata, host of the first characterized virus in the family; the suffix -viridae for family taxa

Etymology: from the Latin partitius, meaning “divided”, referring to the bisegmented dsRNA genomes of viruses in the family; the suffix -viridae for family taxa

Etymology: from the Greek pico, meaning “small”, the Latin prefix bi, meaning “two” and RNA for ribonucleic acid, referring to the bisegmented dsRNA viral genome of viruses in the family; the suffix -viridae for family taxa

Etymology: from the Latin soror, meaning sister, and partiti-like, referring to the phylogenetic placement of HsPV1-like viruses as a sister group to bona fide partitivirids; the suffix -viridae for family taxa

Etymology: from the Greek mýkēs (myco), meaning "fungi, the Greek pleíōn (pleion), meaning "multiple" and RNA referring to a class of multi-segmemnted, dsRNA fungal viruses; the suffix ‑viricetes for class taxa

Etymology: From the Greek xenos, meaning “alien” and the Ancient Greek ἀδελφός (adelphos), meaning "brothers", referring the evolutionary relationship of two families in the order (Polymycoviridae and Hadakaviridae) despite their differences in genome structure and virion formation; the suffix ‑virales for order taxa

Etymology: from the Japanese hadaka (裸、はだか), meaning “naked”, referring to the capsidless nature of viruses in this family; the suffix -viridae for family taxa

Etymology: from the Ancient Greek πολύς (polús), meaning “many" and mukēs (myco), meaning fungus, referring to the hosts of viruses in the family; the suffix -viridae for family taxa

Etymology: from the names of the founding orders (Picornavirales, Sobelivirales, Nidovirales); the suffix -viricetes for class taxa

Etymology: from the Latin nidus, meaning "nest", referring to the nested set of subgenomic mRNAs produced during replication of viruses in the taxon, with the addition of the vowel o ; the suffix -virales for order taxa

Etymology: from Abyssoviridae and Nidovirales, two taxa in the taxon; the suffix -virineae for suborder taxa

Etymology: from the word abyss, referring to the aquatic environment where Aplysia californica, the host of Aplysia abyssovirus 1, is found and the addition of the vowel o; to the Sumerian god of watery depths Abzu, and to the discovery of Aplysia abyssovirus 1 in an RNA transcriptome obtained by “deep” sequencing technology; the suffix -viridae for family taxa

Etymology: from Arteriviridae and Nidovirales, two taxa in the taxon; the suffix -virineae for suborder taxa

Etymology: from the name of a disease in horses, arteritis, caused by equine arteritis virus, a member of the family; the suffix -viridae for family taxa

Etymology: in part referring to Mauremys megalocephala, the host of the chinese broadheaded pond turtle arterivirus, a member of the virus family; the suffix -viridae for family taxa; derivation unclear

Etymology: from Guandong greater green snake arterivirus, a member of the family; the suffix -viridae for family taxa

Etymology: from Hain oligodonformosanus arterivirus, a member of the family; the suffix -viridae for family taxa

Etymology: from Coronaviridae and Nidovirales, child and parent taxa of the suborder; the suffix -virineae for suborder taxa

Etymology: from the Latin corona, meaning “halo”, referring to the appearance of virion surface projections on viruses of the family, which create an image reminiscent of the solar corona; the suffix -viridae for family taxa

Etymology: from Mesoniviridae and Nidovirales, two taxa in the suborder; the suffix -virineae for suborder taxa

Etymology: from the Latin medius, meaning “middle”, and Nidovirales, referring to the genome size of viruses in the family, relative to other nidoviruses; the suffix -viridae for family taxa

Etymology: from the Ancient Greek μέσος (mésos), meaning "middle", and Nidovirales, referring to the genome size of viruses in the family, relative to other nidoviruses; the suffix -viridae for family taxa

Etymology: from Mononiviridae and Nidovirales, child and parent taxa of the suborder; the suffix -virineae for suborder taxa

Etymology: from the Ancient Greek μόνος (mónos), meaning “sole" or "single” and Nidovirales, referring to the single open reading frame organisation of the genome of viruses in the family; the suffix -viridae for family taxa

Etymology: from Nanghoshaviridae and Nidovirales, child and parent taxa of the suborder; the suffix -virineae for suborder taxa

Etymology: from Nanhai ghost shark arterivirus, a member of the family; the suffix -viridae for family taxa

Etymology: in part referring to Hyporhamphus sajori, the host of Wuhan japanese halfbeak arterivirus, a member of the family; the suffix -viridae for family taxa; derivation unclear

Etymology: from Roniviridae and Nidovirales, child and parent taxa of the taxon; the suffix -virineae for suborder taxa

Etymology: from the Ancient Greek εὖ (eû), meaning “well" or "good”, and Roniviridae; the suffix -viridae for family taxa; derivation unclear

Etymology: from rod-shaped nidovirus, referring to the virion morphology of viruses in the family; the suffix -viridae for family taxa

Etymology: from Tobaniviridae, the consonant r and Nidovirales, two taxa in the taxon and a consonant; the suffix -virineae for suborder taxa

Etymology: from Torovirus, Bafinivirus and Nidovirales, taxa in this family; the suffix -viridae for family taxa

Etymology: from Picornaviridae (itself from the Spanish pico, meaning "small"or "sharp") and RNA for ribonucleic acid, referring to the size of the RNA genome of viruses in the taxon; the suffix -virales for order taxa

Etymology: from the Latin calix, meaning “cup” or “goblet”, referring to cup-shaped depressions on the virion surface of viruses in the family; the suffix -viridae for family taxa

Etymology: from the Greek di-, meaning "two" and cistron, a genetic unit, referring to the characteristic dicistronic arrangement of the genome of viruses in the family; the suffix -viridae for family taxa

Etymology: from the former species name, Infectious flacherie virus (now Iflavirus flacherie), a taxon in the family; the suffix -viridae for family taxa

Etymology: from the Latin mare, meaning "sea", referring to the environment from which virus was isolated, and RNA, referring to ribonucleic acid, the genetic material of viruses in the family; the suffix -viridae for family taxa

Etymology: from the Armenian nora, meaning "new", referring to Nora virus, a member of the family; the suffix -viridae for family taxa

Etymology: from poliovirus, insensitivity to ether, coxsackievirus, orphan virus, rhinovirus, and ribonucleic acid; or from the Spanish pico, meaning "a small balance" i.e. unit of measurement and RNA, for ribonucleic acid, referring to the small RNA genome of viruses in the family; the suffix -viridae for family taxa

Etymology: from polycistronic picorna-like, referring to the genome organisation of viruses in the family; the suffix -viridae for family taxa

Etymology: from the amalgamation of the now defunct families Sequiviridae and Comoviridae (respectively from the Latin sequi, meaning to "accompany", referring to the dependent aphid transmission of parsnip yellow fleck virus, and from cowpea mosaic virus), both members of the virus family; the suffix -viridae for family taxa

Etymology: from Solenopsis invicta virus 3, a member of the family; the suffix -viridae for family taxa 

Etymology: from sobemovirus-like; the suffix -virales for order taxa

Etymology: from the dinoflagellate host ( Heterocapsa circularisquama, a member of the Alveolata) and RNA for ribonucleic acid, referring to the ssRNA genome of viruses in the family; the suffix -viridae for family taxa

Etymology: from bacilliform-shaped virus and RNA for ribonucleic acid, referring to the morphology of virions and the genome of viruses in the family; the suffix -viridae for family taxa

Etymology: from Sobemovirus (from Southern bean mosaic virus) and Polemovirus (from potato leafroll virus), two genera in the family; the suffix -viridae for family taxa

Etymology: from the names of the founding orders (Stellavirales, Patatavirales); the suffix -viricetes for class taxa

Etymology: from Hypoviridae and Fusarviridae, referring to two families in the order; the suffix ‑virales for order taxa

Etymology: from Fusarium graminearum, the host of the first virus characterized in this family; the suffix -viridae for family taxa

Etymology: from hypovirulence, referring to the fact that some members of the family can induce hypovirulence to host fungi; the suffix -viridae for family taxa

Etymology: from the Ancient Greek παρά (para), meaning "beside" and Hypoviridae, a sister taxon; the suffix ‑viridae for family taxa

Etymology: from the Italian patata meaning "potato", referencing potato virus Y, a member of the taxon; the suffix -virales for order taxa

Etymology: from poty-like , referring to the distant relationship to members of the family Potyviridae, in particular to viruses belonging to the genus Potyvirus; the suffix ‑viridae for family taxa

Etymology: from potato virus Y, a member of the family; the suffix -viridae for family taxa

Etymology: from the Latin stella, meaning "star", referrring to astroviruses, which are included in the taxon; the suffix -virales for order taxa

Etymology: from the Greek astron, meaning "star", referring to the star-like appearance of spikes projecting from the surface of virions of viruses in the family; the suffix -viridae for family taxa

Etymology: from the Japanese yadokari (やどかり, 宿借), meaning “room borrower", referring to the the lifestyle (hetero-encapsidation) of yadokariviruses; the suffix -virales for order taxa

Etymology: from the Japanese yadokari (やどかり, 宿借), meaning “room borrower", referring to the lifestyle (hetero-encapsidation) of viruses in the family; the suffix -viridae for family taxa

Etymology: from the Finnish orpo meaning orphan; the suffix -viricetes for class taxa

Etymology: from ormycovirus and the letter B, randomly selected; the suffix -virales for order taxa

Etymology: from the Ancient Greek ἄλφα (álpha), the first letter of the Greek alphabet, and ormycovirus; the suffix -viridae for family taxa

Etymology: fom the fourth Greek letter delta, the Finnish orpo, meaning “orphan” and the Greek mýkēs (myco), meaning “fungi”; the suffix ‑viridae for family taxa

Etymology: from ormycovirus and the letter F, randomly selected; the suffix -virales for order taxa

Etymology: from the Ancient Greek βῆτα (bêta), the second letter of the Greek alphabet, and ormycovirus; the suffix -viridae for family taxa

Etymology: om the Ancient Greek γάμμα (gámma), the third letter of the Greek alphabet, and ormycovirus ; the suffix -viridae for family taxa

Etymology: from the Latin bi meaning “two”, and RNA for ribonucleic acid, referring to the bisegmented nature of the genome, and the presence of dsRNA, in viruses of the family; the suffix -viridae for family taxa

Etymology: from the Latin permutare, meaninmg "to change thoroughly" and the Ancient Greek τετρα (tetra), the Greek cardinal 4, referring to the type of RdRP (replicase) whose active site is permuted and the T=4 capsid architecture of viruses in the family; the suffix -viridae for family taxa

Etymology: from the Greek παρά (pará), meaning "besides" or "next to", and RNA for ribonucleic acid, referring to the second kingdom in the realm Riboviria ; the suffix -virae for kingdom taxa

Etymology: from reverse transcriptase when read backwards, referring to the mode of genome replication of viruses in the taxon; the suffix -viricota for phylum taxa

Etymology: from reverse transcriptase, referring to the mode of genome replication of viruses in the taxon; the suffix -viricetes for class taxa

Etymology: to honour Barry Blumberg for his role in hepatitis B research; the suffix -virales for order taxa

Etymology: from the Greek hepar, meaning “liver” and DNA for deoxyribonucleic acid, referring to the infection of liver tissues and the deoxyribonucleic acid genome of viruses in the family; the suffix -viridae for family taxa

Etymology: from orter, an inversion of retro, which stands for reverse transcription, referring to the mode of genome replication of viruses in the taxon; the suffix -virales for order taxa

Etymology: from Drosophila melanogaster Bel virus and the Bombyx mori Pao virus, two members of the family; the suffix -viridae for family taxa

Etymology: from cauliflower mosaic virus, a member of the family; the suffix -viridae for family taxa

Etymology: from the late Latin metathesis, meaning “transposition”, referring to the family of retrotransposons; the suffix -viridae for family taxa

Etymology: from the Ancient Greek ψευδής (pseudes), meaning "false", referring to an evolutionary relationship of family members to viruses with extracellular virions, although they themselves have no extracellular phase; the suffix -viridae for family taxa

Etymology: from the Latin retro, meaning “backwards”, referring to the activity of reverse transcriptase which transfers genetic information from RNA “back” to DNA during replication of viruses in the family; the suffix -viridae for family taxa

Etymology: from tombusvirid-dependent; the suffix -virales for order taxa

Etymology: from Panicum mosaic virus and satellite; the suffix -viridae for family taxa

Etymology: from small virus of arthropods, referring to the host (giant freshwater prawns) of viruses in the family; the suffix -viridae for family taxa

Etymology: from tobacco mosaic virus and satellite ; the suffix -viridae for family taxa

Etymology: from tobacco necrosis virus and satellite; the suffix -viridae for family taxa

Etymology: from ribozyme, a unique and defining component of viruses of the realm; the suffix -viria for realm taxa

Etymology: from the Finnish kolmio, meaning "triangle", a tongue-in-cheek reference to the Greek letter Δ δέλτα (délta), referring to the genus Deltavirus, a taxon in the family that was named after delta-antigen; the suffix -viridae for family taxa

Etymology: from the Latin singulus, meaning single, and the Latin gelata, meaning jelly (a reference to single jelly-roll capsid protein); the suffix -viria for realm taxa

Etymology: from the Latin helvetia meaning "Swiss", a referring to the Swiss roll (an alternative name for jelly roll) and hence a reference to the jelly roll fold of the capsid proteins of viruses in this taxon; the suffix -virae for kingdom taxa

Etymology: from the Esperanto divido, meaning "division", referring to the split double jelly roll (two vertical single jelly roll) major capsid protein encoded by viruses in this taxon; the suffix -viricota for phylum taxa

Etymology: from Serpentine Lake, Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia, where archaeal virus SH1, the first isolated virus of this taxon, was discovered; the suffix -viricetes for class taxa

Etymology: from the Lithuanian du, meaning "two" and capsid, referring to two major capsid proteins of viruses in the family; the suffix ‑virales for order taxa

Etymology: from Danakil Nanohaloarchaeota icosahedral virus 1, the founding member of this family; the suffix ‑viridae for family taxa

Etymology: from Haloarcula hispanica, the host of archaeal virus SH1, the founding member of this clade; the suffix -virales for order taxa

Etymology: to honour the Japanese virologist Isao Matsushita, who isolated Thermus phage IN93, a member of the family; the suffix -viridae for family taxa

Etymology: from the Latin simulo meaning "pretend", referring to the conclusion that genomes of the viruses in this family were first thought to be plasmids; the suffix -viridae for family taxa

Etymology: from the Latin sphaera, meaning “sphere” and the Ancient Greek λίπος (lípos), meaning “fat”, referring to virion morphology and the internal protein-rich membrane vesicle of viruses in the family; the suffix -viridae for family taxa