Where does “méningocoque” come from?

méningocoque (French) comes from French -coque, from New Latin coccus, from Latin coccum, from Ancient Greek κόκκος — grain, seed, kernel; The kermes oak; insects of...

méningocoque (French): meningococcus

Definitions

  1. meningococcus

Ancestry of “méningocoque”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1French-coquecoccus
2New Latincoccus—
3Latincoccuma scarlet berry of various plants; a gall of...
4Ancient Greekκόκκοςgrain, seed, kernel; The kermes oak; insects of...

Words derived from “méningocoque”

Every word from Ancient Greek κόκκος →Every word from Latin coccum →Every word from New Latin coccus →