Where does “staphylococcus” come from?

staphylococcus (English) comes from English -coccus, from New Latin coccus, from Latin coccum, from Ancient Greek κόκκος — grain, seed, kernel; The kermes oak; insects of...

staphylococcus (English): A spherical gram-positive parasitic bacterium of...

Definitions

  1. A spherical gram-positive parasitic bacterium of...

Ancestry of “staphylococcus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1English-coccusany spherical microorganism
2New Latincoccus—
3Latincoccuma scarlet berry of various plants; a gall of...
4Ancient Greekκόκκοςgrain, seed, kernel; The kermes oak; insects of...

Words derived from “staphylococcus”

Every word from Ancient Greek κόκκος →