Where does “Spirillum” come from?

Spirillum (English) comes from Latin spira, from French trompe, from Middle French trompe, from Old French trompe, from Frankish trumpa — trump, trumpet; trumpet.

Spirillum (English): Any of various aerobic bacteria of the genus Spirillum, having an elongated spiral form and bearing a tuft of flagella

Definitions

  1. Any of various aerobic bacteria of the genus Spirillum, having an elongated spiral form and bearing a tuft of flagella

Ancestry of “Spirillum”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinspiraA thing that is coiled, twisted, or wound; A...
2Frenchtrompetrumpet; trunk of an elephant; squinch
3Middle Frenchtrompe—
4Old Frenchtrompetrump, trumpet; horn, trump, trumpet
5Frankishtrumpatrump, trumpet; trumpet

Words derived from “Spirillum”

Every word from Frankish trumpa →Every word from Old French trompe →Every word from Middle French trompe →