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Where does “agrocin” come from?

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

agrocin (English): A particular bacteriocin produced by the...

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  1. A particular bacteriocin produced by the...

Ancestry of “agrocin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TranslingualAgrobacterium—
2New Latinbactērium—
3Ancient GreekβακτήριονSynonym of βακτηρία
4Ancient Greekβακτηρίαrod, staff, cane; baton
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbaḱ-club, pointed stick, peg; pointed stick, peg
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