Where does “battericida” come from?

battericida (Italian) comes from Italian batterio, from New Latin bactērium, from Ancient Greek βακτήριον, from Ancient Greek βακτηρία, from Proto-Indo-European baḱ- — club, pointed stick, peg; pointed stick, peg.

battericida (Italian): bactericide

Definitions

  1. bactericide

Ancestry of “battericida”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianbatteriobacterium
2New Latinbactērium
3Ancient GreekβακτήριονSynonym of βακτηρία
4Ancient Greekβακτηρίαrod, staff, cane; baton
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbaḱ-club, pointed stick, peg; pointed stick, peg
Every word from Proto-Indo-European baḱ-