Etymology

halobacterium

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Today it means: Any of various extremophiles, of genus Halobacterium, found in water saturated or nearly saturated with salt. Full definition →

English bacterium ← New Latin bactērium ← Ancient Greek βακτήριον (baktḗrion)
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*sḗh₂l
  2. Proto-Hellenic*hā́ls
  3. Ancient Greekᾰ̔́λς (hắls)
  4. Englishhalo-
  5. Ancient Greekβακτηρία (baktēría)
  6. Ancient Greekβακτήριον (baktḗrion)
  7. New Latinbactērium
  8. Englishbacterium
  9. English todayhalobacterium

From halo- + bacterium.

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