Where does “enterocin” come from?
enterocin (English) comes from Translingual Enterococcus, from English entero-, from Ancient Greek ἔντερον, from Proto-Indo-European h₁énteros, from Proto-Indo-European -teros — Contrastive or oppositional adjectival suffix.
enterocin (English): A bacteriocin produced by the bacterium...
Definitions
- A bacteriocin produced by the bacterium...
Ancestry of “enterocin”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Translingual | Enterococcus | — |
| 2 | English | entero- | relating to the intestines; relating specifically... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἔντερον | guts, viscera intestine, gut, belly, bowel, womb;... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁énteros | inside, within |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -teros | Contrastive or oppositional adjectival suffix |