Where does “कीटाणु” come from?

कीटाणु (Hindi) comes from Hindi अणु, from Sanskrit अणु — atom, particle; minute, atomic; fine.

कीटाणु (Hindi): germ, bacterium

Definitions

  1. germ, bacterium

Ancestry of “कीटाणु”, step by step

कीटाणु traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hindi अणु

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiअणुmolecule; particle
2Sanskritअणुatom, particle; minute, atomic; fine

via Hindi कीट

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiकीटinsect
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