Where does “streptomycin” come from?

Streptomycin derives from Ancient Greek στρεπτός, from στρέφω meaning "to turn," ultimately from Proto-Indo-European -tós.

streptomycin (English): An aminoglycoside and bactericidal antibiotic...

Definitions

  1. An aminoglycoside and bactericidal antibiotic...

Ancestry of “streptomycin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TranslingualStreptomycesgenus
2Ancient GreekστρεπτόςEasily twisted, pliant
3Ancient Greekστρέφωto twist
4Proto-Indo-Europeanstrebʰ-—

Words derived from “streptomycin”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European strebʰ- →Every word from Ancient Greek στρέφω →Every word from Ancient Greek στρεπτός →