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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

  1. A bacteriocin produced by the bacterium...

Ancestry of “enterocin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TranslingualEnterococcus—
2Englishentero-relating to the intestines; relating specifically...
3Ancient Greekἔντερονguts, viscera intestine, gut, belly, bowel, womb;...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énterosinside, within
5Proto-Indo-European-terosContrastive or oppositional adjectival suffix
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