Etymology

ascococcus

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Today it means: A form of micrococcus, found in putrid meat infusions, occurring in peculiar masses, each of which is enclosed in a hyaline capsule and contains a large number of spherical micrococci. Full definition →

New Latin ascococcus ← Ancient Greek ἀσκός
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The story

  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromἀσκός
  2. New Latin · borrowed fromascococcus
  3. English todayascococcus

From New Latin ascococcus, from Ancient Greek ἀσκός (askós) + κόκκος (kókkos). By surface analysis, ascus + -coccus.

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekἀσκός all →

ascusasconaskos

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