Where does “bakteerikasvusto” come from?

bakteerikasvusto (Finnish) comes from Finnish bakteeri, from New Latin bactērium, from Ancient Greek βακτήριον, from Ancient Greek βακτηρία, from Proto-Indo-European baḱ- — club, pointed stick, peg; pointed stick, peg.

bakteerikasvusto (Finnish): bacterial growth

Definitions

  1. bacterial growth

Ancestry of “bakteerikasvusto”, step by step

bakteerikasvusto traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish bakteeri

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishbakteeribacterium
2New Latinbactērium
3Ancient GreekβακτήριονSynonym of βακτηρία
4Ancient Greekβακτηρίαrod, staff, cane; baton
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbaḱ-club, pointed stick, peg; pointed stick, peg

via Finnish kasvusto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkasvustogrowth something that has grown
2Finnishkasvugrowth
3Finnishkasvaato grow
4Proto-Finnickasvadakto grow
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ewks-
Every word from Proto-Indo-European baḱ-Every word from Ancient Greek βακτηρίαEvery word from Ancient Greek βακτήριον
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