Where does “jäykkäkouristusbakteeri” come from?
jäykkäkouristusbakteeri (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.
jäykkäkouristusbakteeri (Finnish): tetanus bacterium, Clostridium tetani
Definitions
- tetanus bacterium, Clostridium tetani
Ancestry of “jäykkäkouristusbakteeri”, step by step
jäykkäkouristusbakteeri traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish bakteeri
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | bakteeri | bacterium |
| 2 | New Latin | bactērium | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | βακτήριον | Synonym of βακτηρία |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | βακτηρία | rod, staff, cane; baton |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | baḱ- | club, pointed stick, peg; pointed stick, peg |
via Finnish jäykkäkouristus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | jäykkäkouristus | tetanus, lockjaw |
| 2 | Finnish | jäykkä | stiff, rigid |
| 3 | Finnish | jää | ice; rock; in the expression on the rocks =... |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | jää | ice |
| 5 | Proto-Uralic | jäŋe | ice |