Where does “mycobacteriologically” come from?

mycobacteriologically (English) comes from English bacteriologically, from English -ly, from English grisly, from Middle English grisely, from Old English grisliċ, from Old English -līċ, from Proto-Germanic *-līk.

mycobacteriologically (English): In a mycobacteriological manner

Definitions

  1. In a mycobacteriological manner

Ancestry of “mycobacteriologically”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbacteriologicallyIn a bacteriological manner; with respect to...
2English-lyUsed to form adjectives from nouns, the...
3EnglishgrislyHorrifyingly repellent; gruesome, terrifying;...
4Middle Englishgrisely
5Old Englishgrisliċgrisly, horrible; dreadful, horrid
6Old English-līċsuffix forming {{glossary|adjective}}s meaning...
7Proto-Germanic*-līk
Every word from Proto-Germanic *-līkEvery word from English -lyEvery word from Old English -līċ