Etymograph

English

squirrelpox

From squirrel + pox.

A compound of squirrel + pox

Ancient Greek σκίουρος ‘shadow-tail’

Latin sciūrus

Vulgar Latin *scūriolus

Anglo-Norman esquirel

Middle English squirel ‘a squirrel’

English squirrel

Middle English pocke

English pox

Today it means

noun A viral disease of squirrels caused by a parapoxvirus.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “squirrelpox”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

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