Etymology

eubacterium

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Today it means: Any bacterium considered to be within the obsolete taxonomic subkingdom Eubacteria. Full definition →

English bacterium ← New Latin bactērium ← Ancient Greek βακτήριον (baktḗrion)
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁wes-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₁wésus?
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₁es-?
  4. Proto-Indo-European*h₁su-
  5. Proto-Hellenic*ehu-
  6. Ancient Greekἐΰς (eǘs)
  7. Ancient Greekεὖ (eû)
  8. Englisheu-
  9. Ancient Greekβακτηρία (baktēría)
  10. Ancient Greekβακτήριον (baktḗrion)
  11. New Latinbactērium
  12. Englishbacterium
  13. English todayeubacterium

From eu- + bacterium.

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