Etymology

phytobacterium

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Today it means: A bacterium that lives in or on a plant. Full definition →

English bacterium ← New Latin bactērium ← Ancient Greek βακτήριον (baktḗrion)
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*bʰuH-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*bʰuHyéti
  3. Ancient Greekφῠ́ω (phŭ́ō)
  4. Ancient Greekφῠτός (phŭtós)
  5. Ancient Greekφῠτόν (phŭtón)
  6. Englishphyto-
  7. Ancient Greekβακτηρία (baktēría)
  8. Ancient Greekβακτήριον (baktḗrion)
  9. New Latinbactērium
  10. Englishbacterium
  11. English todayphytobacterium

From phyto- + bacterium.

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