Where does “mycobacterium” come from?

mycobacterium (English) comes from English bacterium, from New Latin bactērium, from Ancient Greek βακτήριον, from Ancient Greek βακτηρία, from Proto-Indo-European baḱ- — club, pointed stick, peg; pointed stick, peg.

mycobacterium (English): Any of many rod-shaped, aerobic bacteria, of the...

Definitions

  1. Any of many rod-shaped, aerobic bacteria, of the...

Ancestry of “mycobacterium”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbacteriumA single celled organism with cell walls but no...
2New Latinbactērium—
3Ancient GreekβακτήριονSynonym of βακτηρία
4Ancient Greekβακτηρίαrod, staff, cane; baton
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbaḱ-club, pointed stick, peg; pointed stick, peg

Words derived from “mycobacterium”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European baḱ- →Every word from Ancient Greek βακτηρία →Every word from Ancient Greek βακτήριον →