Where does “mycobacterial” come from?
Mycobacterial derives from English mycobacteria, from English bacteria, from English bacterium, from Ancient Greek βακτηρία, from Ancient Greek βακτήριον, from Ancient Greek βάκτρον meaning "staff" or "rod," from Proto-Indo-European bak-.
mycobacterial (English): Of or pertaining to mycobacteria
Definitions
- Of or pertaining to mycobacteria
Ancestry of “mycobacterial”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | -ál | Of or pertaining to. Adjectival suffix appended to various words, often nouns, to produce an adjective form. Often added to words of Latin origin, but used with other words also |
| 2 | English | aldehyde | Any of a large class of reactive organic... |
| 3 | German | Aldehyd | aldehyde |
| 4 | Latin | alcohol | kohl, collyrium, stibium; any other powder... |
| 5 | Andalusian Arabic | كُحُول | — |
| 6 | Arabic | كحل | antimony; kohl, stibnite; black coloring of the... |
| 7 | Arabic | كُحْل | antimony; kohl, stibnite |
| 8 | Akkadian | guḫlum | kohl, antimony paste |