Where does “amylobacter” come from?

amylobacter (English) comes from Latin amylum, from Ancient Greek ἄμυλον, from Ancient Greek ἀ-, from Proto-Hellenic hə-, from Proto-Indo-European sm̥-, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.

amylobacter (English): A microorganism which develops in vegetable...

Definitions

  1. A microorganism which develops in vegetable...

Ancestry of “amylobacter”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinamylumstarch; gruel; fine meal
2Ancient Greekἄμυλονstarch
3Ancient Greekἀ-The alpha privativum, used to make words that...
4Proto-Hellenichə-same; together
5Proto-Indo-Europeansm̥-one; with, together
6Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sem- →Every word from Ancient Greek ἀ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sm̥- →