Etymology Explorer › English

Where does “strepto-” come from?

strepto- (English) comes from Ancient Greek στρεπτός, from Ancient Greek στρέφω, from Proto-Indo-European strebʰ-.

strepto- (English): twisted; having the form of a twisted chain

Definitions

  1. twisted; having the form of a twisted chain

Ancestry of “strepto-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekστρεπτόςEasily twisted, pliant
2Ancient Greekστρέφωto twist
3Proto-Indo-Europeanstrebʰ-—

Words derived from “strepto-”

  • streptococcal
  • streptococcus
  • streptokinase
  • poststreptococcal
  • antistreptolysin
  • streptolysin
  • antistreptococcal
  • nonstreptococcal
  • streptose
  • streptovaricin
  • streptophyte
  • streptobacterium
  • Streptococcus
  • Streptococcaceae
Every word from Proto-Indo-European strebʰ- →