Where does “Bakterium” come from?

Bakterium (German) comes from New Latin bacterium, from Ancient Greek βακτήριον, from Ancient Greek βακτηρία, from Proto-Indo-European baḱ- — club, pointed stick, peg; pointed stick, peg.

Bakterium (German): bacterium

Definitions

  1. bacterium

Ancestry of “Bakterium”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1New Latinbacteriumbacterium
2Ancient GreekβακτήριονSynonym of βακτηρία
3Ancient Greekβακτηρίαrod, staff, cane; baton
4Proto-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 →