Where does “bakteriolog” come from?

bakteriolog (Czech) comes from Czech bakterie, from Ancient Greek βακτήριον, from Ancient Greek βακτηρία, from Proto-Indo-European baḱ- — club, pointed stick, peg; pointed stick, peg.

bakteriolog (Czech): bacteriologist

Definitions

  1. bacteriologist

Ancestry of “bakteriolog”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechbakteriebacterium
2Ancient GreekβακτήριονSynonym of βακτηρία
3Ancient Greekβακτηρίαrod, staff, cane; baton
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbaḱ-club, pointed stick, peg; pointed stick, peg
Every word from Proto-Indo-European baḱ- →Every word from Ancient Greek βακτηρία →Every word from Ancient Greek βακτήριον →