Where does “antistaphylococcic” come from?
antistaphylococcic (English) comes from English staphylococcic, from English Staphylococcus, from Translingual Staphylococcus, from English coccus, from Latin coccum, from Ancient Greek κόκκος — grain, seed, kernel; The kermes oak; insects of...
antistaphylococcic (English): Countering staphylococcic infection
Definitions
- Countering staphylococcic infection
Ancestry of “antistaphylococcic”, step by step
antistaphylococcic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English staphylococcic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | staphylococcic | Relating to staphylococcus |
| 2 | English | Staphylococcus | A spherical gram-positive parasitic bacterium of the genus Staphylococcus, causing blisters, septicemia, and other infections |
| 3 | Translingual | Staphylococcus | genus |
| 4 | English | coccus | Any approximately spherical bacterium; One of the... |
| 5 | Latin | coccum | a scarlet berry of various plants; a gall of... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | κόκκος | grain, seed, kernel; The kermes oak; insects of... |