Where does “firmicute” come from?
firmicute (English) comes from Translingual Firmicutes, from Latin Firmus, from Proto-Italic fermos, from Proto-Indo-European dʰer-mo-s, from Proto-Indo-European dʰer- — to support; to hold.
firmicute (English): Any bacterium of the phylum Firmicutes
Definitions
- Any bacterium of the phylum Firmicutes
Ancestry of “firmicute”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Translingual | Firmicutes | phylum|i=1}} |
| 2 | Latin | Firmus | strong, powerful |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | fermos | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰer-mo-s | holding |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰer- | to support; to hold |