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

bacterio- traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English ‐o‐

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

via English colicin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcolicinAny of a class of proteins, secreted by certain strains of bacteria, that kill but do not lyse other strains
2Frenchcolicine—

Words derived from “bacterio-”

Every word from Ancient Greek -ό- →Every word from Latin ‐o‐ →Every word from English ‐o‐ →