Where does “cyanobactérie” come from?

cyanobactérie (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.

cyanobactérie (French): cyanobacterium

Definitions

  1. cyanobacterium

Ancestry of “cyanobactérie”, 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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European baḱ- →Every word from Ancient Greek βακτηρία →Every word from Ancient Greek βακτήριον →