Where does “cyanobacterial” come from?
Cyanobacterial is a English adjective derived from cyanobacteria, combining English cyan from Ancient Greek κυάνεος meaning dark blue with English bacterium from Ancient Greek βακτήριον, itself from βάκτρον meaning staff or rod.
cyanobacterial (English): Of or pertaining to the cyanobacteria
Definitions
- Of or pertaining to the cyanobacteria
Ancestry of “cyanobacterial”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | -ál | Of or pertaining to. Adjectival suffix appended to various words, often nouns, to produce an adjective form. Often added to words of Latin origin, but used with other words also |
| 2 | English | aldehyde | Any of a large class of reactive organic... |
| 3 | German | Aldehyd | aldehyde |
| 4 | Latin | alcohol | kohl, collyrium, stibium; any other powder... |
| 5 | Andalusian Arabic | كُحُول | — |
| 6 | Arabic | كحل | antimony; kohl, stibnite; black coloring of the... |
| 7 | Arabic | كُحْل | antimony; kohl, stibnite |
| 8 | Akkadian | guḫlum | kohl, antimony paste |