Etymology

enterobacteriologist

Today it means: An expert on enterobacteria. Full definition →

English bacteriologist ← Ancient Greek λόγος (lógos) ← Proto-Hellenic *lógos
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁én
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₁énteros
  3. Ancient Greekἔντερον (énteron)
  4. New Latinentero-
  5. Englishentero-
  6. Ancient Greekβακτηρία (baktēría)
  7. Ancient Greekβακτήριον (baktḗrion)
  8. New Latinbactērium
  9. Englishbacterio-
  10. Proto-Indo-European*leǵ-
  11. Proto-Indo-European*lóǵos
  12. Proto-Hellenic*lógos
  13. Ancient Greekλόγος (lógos)
  14. Englishbacteriologist
  15. English todayenterobacteriologist

From entero- + bacteriologist.

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