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“Corona” means “crown” in Latin, and coronaviruses are named for the crown-shaped spikes on their surface. It doesn’t mean “heart attack virus.”

because of the crown-like spikes on their surface, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.that it traces its ancestry to the Latin word"corona." Google Translate also said that the Latin"corona" translates to"crown" in English.of the word as COVID-19 started to spread widely around the world.the accuracy of its translations, and a reverse search of the"heart attack virus" seems to be evidence of that.

Adding spaces to the syllables as the woman did in the Facebook post appears to puzzle Google Translate. For example,"Cor ona," with one space between the two words, translates to"heart wave," but the search engine seems confused. It suggests you translate the word from Portuguese instead of Latin.

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