Where does “streptococcus” come from?
Streptococcus comes from Ancient Greek στρεπτός, derived from the verb στρέφω meaning "to turn," which traces to Proto-Indo-European -tós.
streptococcus (English): A spherical, gram-positive bacterium of the genus...
Definitions
- A spherical, gram-positive bacterium of the genus...
Ancestry of “streptococcus”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | -coccus | any spherical microorganism |
| 2 | New Latin | coccus | — |
| 3 | Latin | coccum | a scarlet berry of various plants; a gall of... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | κόκκος | grain, seed, kernel; The kermes oak; insects of... |
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