Where does “pediocin” come from?

pediocin (English) comes from English -cin, from English colicin, from French colicine.

pediocin (English): Any of a class of bacteriocin from bacteria of...

Definitions

  1. Any of a class of bacteriocin from bacteria of...

Ancestry of “pediocin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1English-cinbacteriocin
2EnglishcolicinAny of a class of proteins, secreted by certain strains of bacteria, that kill but do not lyse other strains
3Frenchcolicine—
Every word from French colicine →Every word from English -cin →Every word from English colicin →
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