Where does “coccus” come from?

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

coccus (English): Any approximately spherical bacterium; One of the...

Definitions

  1. Any approximately spherical bacterium; One of the...

Ancestry of “coccus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincoccuma scarlet berry of various plants; a gall of...
2Ancient Greekκόκκοςgrain, seed, kernel; The kermes oak; insects of...

Words derived from “coccus

Every word from Ancient Greek κόκκος
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