Etymology

streptobacterium

Today it means: A supposed variety of bacterium, consisting in reality of several bacteria, for example, Lactobacillus, linked together to form a chain. Full definition →

English bacterium ← New Latin bactērium ← Ancient Greek βακτήριον (baktḗrion)
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*stregʷʰ-der.?
  2. Ancient Greekστρέφω (stréphō)
  3. Ancient Greekστρεπτός (streptós)
  4. Englishstrepto-
  5. Ancient Greekβακτηρία (baktēría)
  6. Ancient Greekβακτήριον (baktḗrion)
  7. New Latinbactērium
  8. Englishbacterium
  9. English todaystreptobacterium

From strepto- + bacterium.

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