Where does “enterobacterium” come from?

enterobacterium (English) comes 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.

enterobacterium (English): Any of very many gram-negative rod-shaped...

Definitions

  1. Any of very many gram-negative rod-shaped...

Ancestry of “enterobacterium”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbacteriumA single celled organism with cell walls but no...
2New Latinbactērium—
3Ancient GreekβακτήριονSynonym of βακτηρία
4Ancient Greekβακτηρίαrod, staff, cane; baton
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbaḱ-club, pointed stick, peg; pointed stick, peg
Every word from Proto-Indo-European baḱ- →Every word from Ancient Greek βακτηρία →Every word from Ancient Greek βακτήριον →