Taxon name: Polyomaviridae
from the English prefix poly- (Ancient Greek πολύς (polús) meaning “many”) and the Greek suffix -oma, used to form nouns denoting “tumours”, referring to the association of some viruses in the family with cancers; the suffix -viridae for family taxa
ICTV Report: Polyomaviridae Created in Proposal: ICTV 1st Report.pdf Reference: PMID: 26923930