Where does “enterococcus” come from?

enterococcus (English) comes from English entero-, from Ancient Greek ἔντερον, from Proto-Indo-European h₁énteros, from Proto-Indo-European -teros — Contrastive or oppositional adjectival suffix.

enterococcus (English): Any of a group of streptococci bacteria, of the...

Definitions

  1. Any of a group of streptococci bacteria, of the...

Ancestry of “enterococcus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishentero-relating to the intestines; relating specifically...
2Ancient Greekἔντερονguts, viscera intestine, gut, belly, bowel, womb;...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énterosinside, within
4Proto-Indo-European-terosContrastive or oppositional adjectival suffix
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -teros →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁énteros →Every word from English entero- →