Where does “radiodurans” come from?

radiodurans (Latin) comes from Latin dūrāns, from Latin dūrō, from Latin dūrus, from Proto-Italic dūros, from Proto-Indo-European duh₂-ró-s, from Proto-Indo-European dweh₂- — far; long.

radiodurans (Latin): A specific epithet for a radioresistant extremophile bacteria

Definitions

  1. A specific epithet for a radioresistant extremophile bacteria

Ancestry of “radiodurans”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latindūrānshardening
2Latindūrōto harden, make hard
3Latindūrus—
4Proto-Italicdūros—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanduh₂-ró-slong, far
6Proto-Indo-Europeandweh₂-far; long
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dweh₂- →
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