The claim: Coronavirus is a Latin word for 'heart attack virus.' Our rating: False ❌
She types"cor," then a space,"ona," then two spaces, and"virus." Google translates that to"heart attack virus" in English.
"Try it out on your computer and see what you think," she says."We were always told it was just a respiratory disease. Still think it's a coincidence there are so many people getting a heart attack?"Like our page to get updates throughout the day on our latest debunksCoronavirus is not a Latin word that means"heart attack virus." While"cor" is Latin for heart,"ona" does not have a meaning in Latin."Virus" is Latin for poison.
Despite Google's translation of the word written this way, experts say this is not an accurate translation and "coronavirus" is not a Latin word for heart attack virus.The origin of the word"coronavirus" isn't based on a three-part split of the word.."Corona" is Latin for crown and is related to – and most likely derived from – a similar Greek word, Roby said.
"Cor" is Latin for heart, but"ona" does not mean anything in Latin, Roby said."Virus" is Latin for"poison.""They knew the heart was crucial for life and about blood flow through the arteries, but they didn't really have a category for 'heart attack' as an event," said Roby, referring to ancient Greek and Roman physicians.
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