Where does “cyanobactin” come from?
cyanobactin (English) comes from English cyanobacteria, from English cyanobacterium, from English bacterium, from New Latin bactērium, from Ancient Greek βακτήριον, from Ancient Greek βακτηρία, from Proto-Indo-European baḱ- — club, pointed stick, peg; pointed stick, peg.
cyanobactin (English): Any of a family of small, cyclic peptides produced by cyanobacteria, many of which show antimalarial or antitumor activity
Definitions
- Any of a family of small, cyclic peptides produced by cyanobacteria, many of which show antimalarial or antitumor activity
Ancestry of “cyanobactin”, step by step
cyanobactin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English cyanobacteria
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | cyanobacteria | plural of cyanobacterium |
| 2 | English | cyanobacterium | Any of very many photosynthetic prokaryotic... |
| 3 | English | bacterium | A single celled organism with cell walls but no... |
| 4 | New Latin | bactērium | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | βακτήριον | Synonym of βακτηρία |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | βακτηρία | rod, staff, cane; baton |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | baḱ- | club, pointed stick, peg; pointed stick, peg |