[Klug-general] Virii?

[Karl]

Philippe Yates wrote:
>> Linux is only really more secure at the moment because there are no
>> active Linux virii or Linux spyware.
>>     
> Am I the only one to find using "virii" as a plural for virus bizarre?
> In English it would be usual to write "viruses".
> If it is an attempt at using a Latin plural, then I'm afraid it is
> flawed. "Virus" is neuter and not masculine in Latin, therefore the
> plural is "vira". "Virii" would come from a noun created from the verb
> "virere" - to be green or verdant - and so would mean something like "be
> green", or "be full of youthful vigour". "Viri" is also to be avoided
> since it means "men".
> I know most people reading this will think "smart a****" but, although
> keen to learn in the little time I have free, I know very little about
> computers and so being able to add something to the knowledge of this
> group is a privilege I can rarely exercise. Thank you for indulging me
> by reading this.
> Fraternally,
> Philippe
>
>   
It's clearly something I've heard before (I don't tend to make up 
words), so it must be a widely (though incorrectly) used term.

I consider myself corrected ;-)

Karl