Etymology

agrobacterial

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Today it means: Relating to agrobacteria. Full definition →

Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? ← English agrobacterium ← taxonomic name Agrobacterium
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂eǵ-?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂éǵros
  3. Proto-Hellenic*agrós
  4. Ancient Greekᾰ̓γρός (ăgrós)
  5. Ancient Greekβακτηρία (baktēría)
  6. Ancient Greekβακτήριον (baktḗrion)
  7. New Latinbactērium
  8. taxonomic nameAgrobacterium
  9. Englishagrobacterium
  10. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  11. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  12. English todayagrobacterial

From agrobacterium + -al.

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