Etymology

bacterivore

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Today it means: Any organism that ingests bacteria, whether as food or as a source of energy. Full definition →

Latin vorō ← Proto-Italic *worā ← Proto-Indo-European *gʷorh₃éh₂
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  1. Ancient Greekβακτηρία (baktēría)
  2. Ancient Greekβακτήριον (baktḗrion)
  3. New Latinbactēria
  4. Englishbacteria
  5. Proto-Indo-European*gʷerh₃-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*gʷorh₃éh₂
  7. Proto-Italic*worā
  8. Latinvorō
  9. English todaybacterivore

From bacteria + -vore.

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