Where does “Milchsäurebakterie” come from?
Milchsäurebakterie (German) comes from German Milchsäure, from German milch, from Middle High German milch, from Old High German miluh, from Proto-West Germanic meluk, from Proto-Germanic meluks, from Proto-Indo-European h₂melǵ- — to milk; milk.
Milchsäurebakterie (German): lactic acid bacterium bacteria that converts lactose and other carbohydrates into lactic acid
Definitions
- lactic acid bacterium bacteria that converts lactose and other carbohydrates into lactic acid
Ancestry of “Milchsäurebakterie”, step by step
Milchsäurebakterie traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Milchsäure
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Milchsäure | lactic acid |
| 2 | German | milch | milk white liquid produced by female mammals for their young to consume |
| 3 | Middle High German | milch | — |
| 4 | Old High German | miluh | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | meluk | milk |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | meluks | milk |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂melǵ- | to milk; milk |
via German Bakterie
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Bakterie | bacterium |
| 2 | New Latin | bacteria | nominative plural of bactērium; accusative plural... |
| 3 | Latin | bacterium | cane, walking-stick; staff (of a shepherd) |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | βακτήριον | Synonym of βακτηρία |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | βακτηρία | rod, staff, cane; baton |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | baḱ- | club, pointed stick, peg; pointed stick, peg |