Etymology

diplococcus

dip·lo·coc·cus
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Today it means: A coccus that typically occurs in the form of two joined cells. Full definition →

English coccus ← New Latin coccu ← Latin coccum
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
  2. Proto-Indo-European*trísinflu.
  3. Proto-Indo-European*dwís
  4. Ancient Greekδῐ́ς (dĭ́s)
  5. Ancient Greekδῐπλόος (dĭplóos)
  6. Englishdiplo-
  7. Ancient Greekκόκκος (kókkos)
  8. Latincoccum
  9. New Latincoccu
  10. Englishcoccus
  11. English todaydiplococcus

From diplo- + -coccus.

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