Where does “cianobacteri” come from?

cianobacteri (Catalan) comes from Catalan ciano-, from Ancient Greek κυάνεος, from Ancient Greek κῠ́ᾰνος, from Hittite kuwannan-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱwey- — to hiss, to whistle, to whisper; to shine, white,...

cianobacteri (Catalan): cyanobacterium

Definitions

  1. cyanobacterium

Ancestry of “cianobacteri”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalanciano-cyano
2Ancient Greekκυάνεοςof the color of κῠ́ᾰνος: dark; dark-blue
3Ancient Greekκῠ́ᾰνοςdark-blue enamel
4Hittitekuwannan-precious stone, copper, blue
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱwey-to hiss, to whistle, to whisper; to shine, white,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱwey-Every word from Hittite kuwannan-Every word from Ancient Greek κῠ́ᾰνος
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