vacuna

/baˈkuna/ · B2 · noun · f

vaccine

vacuna — vaccine

💉 vacuna: from Latin vacca (cow) — first vaccine came from cowpox

Spanish vacuna comes from Latin vacca, meaning cow. Edward Jenner's first vaccine used cowpox material, so the word for the shot literally traces back to cows. Link vaca (cow) to vacuna (vaccine).

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