Etymology

magnetobacterial

Today it means: Relating to the magnetotactic bacteria Full definition →

English bacterial ← Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? ← New Latin bactēria
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  1. Ancient GreekΜάγνης (Mágnēs)
  2. Ancient Greekμᾰ́γνης (mắgnēs)
  3. Old Frenchmagnete
  4. Ancient Greekμᾰ́γνης (mắgnēs)
  5. Latinmagnēs
  6. Middle Englishmagnete
  7. Englishmagnet
  8. Englishmagnet-
  9. Englishmagneto-
  10. Ancient Greekβακτηρία (baktēría)
  11. Ancient Greekβακτήριον (baktḗrion)
  12. New Latinbactēria
  13. Englishbacteria
  14. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  15. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  16. Englishbacterial
  17. English todaymagnetobacterial

From magneto- + bacterial.

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