"virus" meaning in French

See virus in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /vi.ʁys/ Audio: Fr-virus.ogg , LL-Q150 (fra)-LoquaxFR-virus.wav [France, Vosges], LL-Q150 (fra)-Mecanautes-virus.wav [France], LL-Q150 (fra)-Poslovitch-virus.wav [France, Vosges]
Etymology: Borrowed from Latin vīrus. Etymology templates: {{ety|fr|:bor|la:vīrus}} [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "poison", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "poison", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "flow", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*weys-", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*wisós", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*weizos", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "vīrus", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "French", "term" : "virus", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "fr" }" data-lang="fr" data-title="virus">, {{bor+|fr|la|vīrus}} Borrowed from Latin vīrus Head templates: {{fr-noun|m}} virus m (invariable)
  1. virus Tags: invariable, masculine Derived forms: coronavirus, virus à ADN, virus à ARN, virus informatique
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