Where does “coccoid” come from?

coccoid (English) comes from English coccus, from Latin coccum, from Ancient Greek κόκκος — grain, seed, kernel; The kermes oak; insects of...

coccoid (English): spherical, shaped like a coccus; Something with a...

Definitions

  1. spherical, shaped like a coccus; Something with a...

Ancestry of “coccoid”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcoccusAny approximately spherical bacterium; One of the...
2Latincoccuma scarlet berry of various plants; a gall of...
3Ancient Greekκόκκοςgrain, seed, kernel; The kermes oak; insects of...
Every word from Ancient Greek κόκκος →Every word from Latin coccum →Every word from English coccus →