Where does “Staphylococcus” come from?
Staphylococcus (English) comes from Translingual Staphylococcus, from English coccus, from Latin coccum, from Ancient Greek κόκκος — grain, seed, kernel; The kermes oak; insects of...
Ancestry of “Staphylococcus”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Translingual | Staphylococcus | — |
| 2 | English | coccus | Any approximately spherical bacterium; One of the... |
| 3 | Latin | coccum | a scarlet berry of various plants; a gall of... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | κόκκος | grain, seed, kernel; The kermes oak; insects of... |