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Where does “bacterio-” come from?

bacterio- (English) comes from English ‐o‐, from Latin ‐o‐, from Ancient Greek -ό-.

bacterio- (English): bacteria

Definitions

  1. bacteria

Ancestry of “bacterio-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1English‐o‐—
2Latin‐o‐—
3Ancient Greek-ό-—

Words derived from “bacterio-”

  • bacteriological
  • bacteriophage
  • bacteriology
  • bacteriologist
  • bacterioplankton
  • bacteriostatic
  • bacteriochlorophyll
  • bacteriorhodopsin
  • bacteriologically
  • bacteriochlorin
  • bacteriolysis
  • mycobacteriophage
  • bacteriocyte
  • bacteriotherapy
  • mycobacteriology
  • bacteriostat
  • bacteriogenic
  • bacteriostasis
  • bacteriocide
  • bacteriome
  • bacteriophobia
  • bacteriophagous
  • bacterioscopic
  • bacterioscopy
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