Where does “antistreptococcal” come from?
antistreptococcal (English) comes from English streptococcal, from Translingual Streptococcus, from English coccus, from Latin coccum, from Ancient Greek κόκκος — grain, seed, kernel; The kermes oak; insects of...
antistreptococcal (English): Countering bacteria of the genus "Streptococcus"
Definitions
- Countering bacteria of the genus "Streptococcus"
Ancestry of “antistreptococcal”, step by step
antistreptococcal traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English streptococcal
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | streptococcal | Relating to bacteria of the genus "Streptococcus" |
| 2 | Translingual | Streptococcus | genus |
| 3 | English | coccus | Any approximately spherical bacterium; One of the... |
| 4 | Latin | coccum | a scarlet berry of various plants; a gall of... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | κόκκος | grain, seed, kernel; The kermes oak; insects of... |