Where does “streptococcus” come from?

streptococcus (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek στρεπτός, from Ancient Greek στρέφω, from Proto-Indo-European strebʰ-.

Ancestry of “streptococcus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekστρεπτόςEasily twisted, pliant
2Ancient Greekστρέφωto twist
3Proto-Indo-Europeanstrebʰ-—

Words derived from “streptococcus”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European strebʰ- →Every word from Ancient Greek στρέφω →Every word from Ancient Greek στρεπτός →