Where does “bacterium” come from?

bacterium (Dutch) comes from New Latin bactērium, from Ancient Greek βακτήριον, from Ancient Greek βακτηρία, from Proto-Indo-European baḱ- — club, pointed stick, peg; pointed stick, peg.

Ancestry of “bacterium”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1New Latinbactērium—
2Ancient GreekβακτήριονSynonym of βακτηρία
3Ancient Greekβακτηρίαrod, staff, cane; baton
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbaḱ-club, pointed stick, peg; pointed stick, peg

Words derived from “bacterium”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European baḱ- →Every word from Ancient Greek βακτηρία →Every word from Ancient Greek βακτήριον →