Where does “antirickettsial” come from?
antirickettsial (English) comes from English rickettsial, from English Rickettsia, from Translingual Rickettsia, from English Ricketts, from English Rickett, from English Richard, from Middle English Rycharde, from Old French Richard — to straighten, to right oneself; right; just.
antirickettsial (English): That counters the effects of rickettsia bacteria
Definitions
- That counters the effects of rickettsia bacteria
Ancestry of “antirickettsial”, step by step
antirickettsial traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English rickettsial
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | rickettsial | Relating to rickettsia |
| 2 | English | Rickettsia | Any of a group of gram-negative bacteria, of the genus Rickettsia, carried as parasites by ticks, fleas and lice, that cause typhus and other diseases |
| 3 | Translingual | Rickettsia | genus |
| 4 | English | Ricketts | — |
| 5 | English | Rickett | — |
| 6 | English | Richard | A turd |
| 7 | Middle English | Rycharde | — |
| 8 | Old French | Richard | — |
| 9 | Medieval Latin | Richardus | — |
| 10 | Frankish | Rīkahard | — |
| 11 | Proto-Germanic | Rīkaharduz | A male given name |
| 12 | Proto-Germanic | rīks | king, ruler |
| 13 | Proto-Celtic | rīxs | king |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃rḗǵs | king, ruler |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃reǵ- | to straighten, to right oneself; right; just |