Where does “azotobakter” come from?

azotobakter (Polish) comes from Polish azot, from French azote, from Ancient Greek ἀ-, from Proto-Hellenic hə-, from Proto-Indo-European sm̥-, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.

azotobakter (Polish): nitrobacterium

Definitions

  1. nitrobacterium

Ancestry of “azotobakter”, step by step

azotobakter traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Polish azot

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishazotnitrogen, a chemical element
2Frenchazotenitrogen
3Ancient Greekἀ-The alpha privativum, used to make words that...
4Proto-Hellenichə-same; together
5Proto-Indo-Europeansm̥-one; with, together
6Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one

via Polish bakteria

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishbakteriabacterium, bacteria
2Frenchbactériebacterium
3New Latinbactērium—
4Ancient GreekβακτήριονSynonym of βακτηρία
5Ancient Greekβακτηρίαrod, staff, cane; baton
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbaḱ-club, pointed stick, peg; pointed stick, peg

Words derived from “azotobakter”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sem- →Every word from Ancient Greek ἀ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sm̥- →