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Where does “archaebacteria” come from?

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

archaebacteria (English): plural of archaebacterium

Definitions

  1. plural of archaebacterium

Ancestry of “archaebacteria”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglisharchaebacteriumAny primitive bacteria-like organism in the...
2EnglishbacteriumA single celled organism with cell walls but no...
3New Latinbactērium—
4Ancient GreekβακτήριονSynonym of βακτηρία
5Ancient Greekβακτηρίαrod, staff, cane; baton
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbaḱ-club, pointed stick, peg; pointed stick, peg

Words derived from “archaebacteria”

  • archaebacterial
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