Where does “enterococcosis” come from?
enterococcosis (English) comes from English Enterococcus, from English entero-, from Ancient Greek ἔντερον, from Proto-Indo-European h₁énteros, from Proto-Indo-European -teros — Contrastive or oppositional adjectival suffix.
enterococcosis (English): Disease caused by enterococci, such as avian enterococcosis in poultry or enterococcal infection in people with immunodeficiency
Definitions
- Disease caused by enterococci, such as avian enterococcosis in poultry or enterococcal infection in people with immunodeficiency
Ancestry of “enterococcosis”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Enterococcus | Any of a group of streptococci bacteria, of the genus Enterococcus, that inhabit the human gastrointestinal tract and have great resistance to antibiotics |
| 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 |