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Where does “archéobactérie” come from?

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

archéobactérie (French): archeobacterium

Definitions

  1. archeobacterium

Ancestry of “archéobactérie”, step by step

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