Understand โCoronaโ Through Etymology
The Etymology of โCoronaโ
Coronaviruses are a group of RNA viruses that cause diseases in mammals and birds. In humans, they cause mild to lethal respiratory tract infections. The name comes from the Latin “Corona”, meaning crown/wreath.ย These are so-called because they are surrounded by large, bulb-like structures, creating a solar corona (halo) like appearance.
Do you know why coronaviruses are called “corona” viruses? Why does this remind me of the heart, and flowers, and royal people? โฅ๏ธ
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#1. ๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐๐๐บ๐ผ๐น๐ผ๐ด๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ช๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฑ
The name “coronavirus” is derived from Latinย ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ป๐ฎ, meaning “crown” or “wreath”. This Latin word itself is a borrowing fromย the Greek word for the same.
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The name “coronavirus” is derived from Latinย ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ป๐ฎ, meaning “crown” or “wreath”. This Latin word itself is a borrowing fromย the Greek word for the same.
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#2. ๐ช๐ต๐ผ ๐ป๐ฎ๐บ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ถ๐?
The name was coined byย June Almeidaย andย David Tyrrell,ย who first observed and studied human coronaviruses.
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The name was coined byย June Almeidaย andย David Tyrrell,ย who first observed and studied human coronaviruses.
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#3. ๐ช๐ต๐ฒ๐ป ๐๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ ๐ป๐ฎ๐บ๐ฒ ๐ณ๐ถ๐ฟ๐๐ ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฑ?
The word was first used in print in 1968 by an informal group of virologists in the journal Nature to designate the new family of viruses.
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#4.๐ช๐ต๐ ๐ถ๐ ๐ถ๐ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐น๐น๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ฐ๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ป-๐น๐ถ๐ธ๐ฒ?
The name refers to the characteristic appearance ofย virionsย (the infective form of the virus), which have a fringe of large, bulb-like surface projections creating an image similar to theย ๐๐ผ๐น๐ฎ๐ฟ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ป๐ฎย or halo.
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#4.๐ช๐ต๐ ๐ถ๐ ๐ถ๐ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐น๐น๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ฐ๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ป-๐น๐ถ๐ธ๐ฒ?
The name refers to the characteristic appearance ofย virionsย (the infective form of the virus), which have a fringe of large, bulb-like surface projections creating an image similar to theย ๐๐ผ๐น๐ฎ๐ฟ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ป๐ฎย or halo.
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#5. ๐ช๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ผ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฑ๐ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ ๐ณ๐ฟ๐ผ๐บ ๐๐ต๐ถ๐?When you think ๐พ๐ค๐ง๐ค๐ฃ๐ you should be reminded of:
A. the ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ – because ๐พ๐ค๐ง๐ค๐ฃ๐๐ง๐ฎ ๐๐ง๐ฉ๐๐ง๐๐๐จ encircle the heart like a crown;
B. a ๐๐น๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ – because certain flowers have a crown-shaped perianth appendage called a ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ป๐ฎ
C. a ๐ฅ๐ผ๐๐ฎ๐น – because the crowning ceremony of a queen or a king is called a ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ป๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป
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A. the ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ – because ๐พ๐ค๐ง๐ค๐ฃ๐๐ง๐ฎ ๐๐ง๐ฉ๐๐ง๐๐๐จ encircle the heart like a crown;
B. a ๐๐น๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ – because certain flowers have a crown-shaped perianth appendage called a ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ป๐ฎ
C. a ๐ฅ๐ผ๐๐ฎ๐น – because the crowning ceremony of a queen or a king is called a ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ป๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป
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