protobacterial

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adjective

Of or pertaining to a protobacterium

OriginEnglish bacterial ← Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? ← New Latin bactēria →
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Meanings

adjectiveprotobacterial (not comparable)
  1. not comparableOf or pertaining to a protobacterium

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*per-der.?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*pér
  3. Proto-Indo-European*pró
  4. Ancient Greekπρό (pró)
  5. Ancient Greekπρῶτος (prôtos)
  6. Ancient Greekπρωτο- (prōto-)
  7. Englishproto-
  8. Ancient Greekβακτηρία (baktēría)
  9. Ancient Greekβακτήριον (baktḗrion)
  10. New Latinbactēria
  11. Englishbacteria
  12. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  13. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  14. Englishbacterial
  15. Englishprotobacterial

From proto- + bacterial.

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APA

protobacterial. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/protobacterial

MLA

“protobacterial.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/protobacterial. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “protobacterial,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/protobacterial.

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