Where does “staphylococcus” come from?

staphylococcus (New Latin) comes from Ancient Greek σταφυλή, from Ancient Greek -ῐον, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

Ancestry of “staphylococcus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekσταφυλήbunch of grapes; uvula
2Ancient Greek-ῐονdiminutive suffix; "suffix forming...
3Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yós →Every word from Ancient Greek -ῐον →Every word from Ancient Greek σταφυλή →