rhodococcus

The story

1. Ancient Greek · derived fromκόκκος“grain, seed, berry”
2. Ancient Greek · derived fromῥόδον“red”
3. English todayrhodococcus

From Ancient Greek ῥόδον (rhódon, “red”) + Ancient Greek κόκκος (kókkos, “grain, seed, berry”). By surface analysis, rhodo- + -coccus.

Words from the same roots