Where does “monomicrobial” come from?
monomicrobial (English) comes from English microbial, from English microbe, from French microbe, from Ancient Greek βίος, from Ancient Greek Γένεσις, from Proto-Hellenic génetis, from Proto-Indo-European ǵénh₁tis, from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- — to produce, to beget, to give birth.
monomicrobial (English): Associated with a single species of microorganism
Definitions
- Associated with a single species of microorganism
Ancestry of “monomicrobial”, step by step
monomicrobial traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English microbial
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | microbial | Of, relating to, or caused by microbes or... |
| 2 | English | microbe | Any microorganism, but especially a harmful... |
| 3 | French | microbe | microbe |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | βίος | life |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | Γένεσις | Genesis. The title of the first book of the Bible and Pentateuch as in the Septuagint translation in Greek |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | génetis | origin, source |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵénh₁tis | birth, production |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵenh₁- | to produce, to beget, to give birth |