Where does “σταφυλόκοκκος” come from?
σταφυλόκοκκος (Greek) comes from Translingual Staphylococcus, from English coccus, from Latin coccum, from Ancient Greek κόκκος — grain, seed, kernel; The kermes oak; insects of...
σταφυλόκοκκος (Greek): staphylococcus (Staphylococcus)
Definitions
- staphylococcus (Staphylococcus)
Ancestry of “σταφυλόκοκκος”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Translingual | Staphylococcus | genus |
| 2 | English | coccus | Any approximately spherical bacterium; One of the... |
| 3 | Latin | coccum | a scarlet berry of various plants; a gall of... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | κόκκος | grain, seed, kernel; The kermes oak; insects of... |