Where does “erwiniocin” come from?

erwiniocin (English) comes from Translingual Erwinia, from English Erwin, from Old English Eoforwine, from Old English wine, from Old English hlǣw, from Proto-Germanic hlaiwaz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱley-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- — to cover; to incline.

erwiniocin (English): A particular bacteriocin produced by the...

Definitions

  1. A particular bacteriocin produced by the...

Ancestry of “erwiniocin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TranslingualErwiniagenus
2EnglishErwina male given name
3Old EnglishEoforwine—
4Old Englishwinefriend
5Old Englishhlǣwburial mound; hill
6Proto-Germanichlaiwazshelter
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱley-to shelter, cover; to lean, slope, incline
8Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱley- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hlaiwaz →