Etymology

clinicobacteriological

Today it means: Clinical and bacteriological. Full definition →

English bacteriological ← Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? ← Ancient Greek λόγος (lógos)
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*ḱel-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ḱley-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*ḱl̥néyti
  4. Proto-Hellenic*klíňňō
  5. Ancient Greekκλῑ́νω (klī́nō)
  6. Ancient Greekκλῑ́νη (klī́nē)
  7. Ancient Greekκλῑνῐκός (klīnĭkós)
  8. Late Latinclīnicus
  9. Frenchclinique
  10. Englishclinic
  11. Englishclinico-
  12. Ancient Greekβακτηρία (baktēría)
  13. Ancient Greekβακτήριον (baktḗrion)
  14. New Latinbactērium
  15. Englishbacterio-
  16. Proto-Indo-European*leǵ-
  17. Proto-Indo-European*lóǵos
  18. Proto-Hellenic*lógos
  19. Ancient Greekλόγος (lógos)
  20. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  21. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  22. Englishbacteriological
  23. English todayclinicobacteriological

From clinico- + bacteriological.

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