Etymology

mycobactericidal

Today it means: Destructive to mycobacteria Full definition →

English bactericidal ← Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? ← Latin caedō
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  1. Ancient Greekμῠ́κης (mŭ́kēs)
  2. Englishmyco-
  3. Ancient Greekβακτηρία (baktēría)
  4. Ancient Greekβακτήριον (baktḗrion)
  5. New Latinbactērium
  6. Englishbacteri(um)
  7. Proto-Indo-European*kh₂eyd-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*kh₂éydeti
  9. Proto-Italic*kaidō
  10. Latincaedō
  11. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  12. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  13. Englishbactericidal
  14. English todaymycobactericidal

From myco- + bactericidal.

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