Where does “-coccus” come from?

-coccus (English) comes from New Latin coccus, from Latin coccum, from Ancient Greek κόκκος — grain, seed, kernel; The kermes oak; insects of...

-coccus (English): any spherical microorganism

Definitions

  1. any spherical microorganism

Ancestry of “-coccus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1New Latincoccus—
2Latincoccuma scarlet berry of various plants; a gall of...
3Ancient Greekκόκκοςgrain, seed, kernel; The kermes oak; insects of...

Words derived from “-coccus”

Every word from Ancient Greek κόκκος →