Where does “colibacillus” come from?
colibacillus (English) comes from English Bacillus, from Latin Bacillus, from Latin -illus, from Latin -lus, from Proto-Italic -elos, from Proto-Indo-European -e-lós, from Proto-Indo-European -lós — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.
colibacillus (English): Any bacterium of the species Escherichia coli; a coli
Definitions
- Any bacterium of the species Escherichia coli; a coli
Ancestry of “colibacillus”, step by step
colibacillus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Bacillus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Bacillus | Any of various rod-shaped, spore-forming aerobic bacteria in the genus Bacillus, some of which cause disease |
| 2 | Latin | Bacillus | — |
| 3 | Latin | -illus | Used to form adjectives from nouns |
| 4 | Latin | -lus | Alternative form of -ulus; diminutive suffix |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | -elos | Forms desubstantival and deadjectival diminutive nouns |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -e-lós | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |