Where does “klamydiabakteeri” come from?

klamydiabakteeri (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.

klamydiabakteeri (Finnish): chlamydia bacterium

Definitions

  1. chlamydia bacterium

Ancestry of “klamydiabakteeri”, step by step

klamydiabakteeri 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 klamydia

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishklamydiachlamydia
2Ancient Greekχλαμύδιονsmall cloak
3Ancient Greekχλαμύςcloak, robe, mantle
4Ancient GreekσαῦροςAlternative form of σαύρᾱ; horse mackerel
5Ancient Greekσαύραlizard
Every word from Proto-Indo-European baḱ-Every word from Ancient Greek βακτηρίαEvery word from Ancient Greek βακτήριον