Where does “megacoccus” come from?
megacoccus (English) comes from English coccus, from Latin coccum, from Ancient Greek κόκκος — grain, seed, kernel; The kermes oak; insects of...
megacoccus (English): A relatively large coccoid bacterium
Definitions
- A relatively large coccoid bacterium
Ancestry of “megacoccus”, step by step
megacoccus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English coccus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | coccus | Any approximately spherical bacterium; One of the... |
| 2 | Latin | coccum | a scarlet berry of various plants; a gall of... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | κόκκος | grain, seed, kernel; The kermes oak; insects of... |
via English mega
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | mega | Very large; great; excellent |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | μέγας | big, large; great, mighty, loud; marvelous,... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | meǵh₂s | great |