Where does “Pneumokokke” come from?

Pneumokokke (German) comes from German Kokke, from New Latin coccus, from Latin coccum, from Ancient Greek κόκκος — grain, seed, kernel; The kermes oak; insects of...

Pneumokokke (German): pneumococcus

Definitions

  1. pneumococcus

Ancestry of “Pneumokokke”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanKokkecoccus spherical bacterium
2New Latincoccus—
3Latincoccuma scarlet berry of various plants; a gall of...
4Ancient Greekκόκκοςgrain, seed, kernel; The kermes oak; insects of...
Every word from Ancient Greek κόκκος →Every word from Latin coccum →Every word from New Latin coccus →