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- Ancient Greekνᾶνος (nânos)
- Latinnānus
- Englishnano-
- Ancient Greekβακτηρία (baktēría)
- Ancient Greekβακτήριον (baktḗrion)
- New Latinbactērium
- Englishbacterium
- English todaynanobacterium
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
nanobacterium
Today it means: Any supposed microorganism much smaller than a bacterium. Full definition →
English bacterium ← New Latin bactērium ← Ancient Greek βακτήριον (baktḗrion)