Where does “Streptococcus” come from?
Streptococcus (English) comes from Ancient Greek στρεπτός, from Ancient Greek στρέφω, from Proto-Indo-European strebʰ-.
Ancestry of “Streptococcus”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | στρεπτός | Easily twisted, pliant |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | στρέφω | to twist |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | strebʰ- | — |
Words derived from “Streptococcus”