Where does “bakteriobójczy” come from?

bakteriobójczy (Polish) comes from Polish bakteria, from French bactérie, from New Latin bactērium, from Ancient Greek βακτήριον, from Ancient Greek βακτηρία, from Proto-Indo-European baḱ- — club, pointed stick, peg; pointed stick, peg.

bakteriobójczy (Polish): bactericidal, germicidal

Definitions

  1. bactericidal, germicidal

Ancestry of “bakteriobójczy”, step by step

bakteriobójczy traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

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

via Polish bić

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishbićto beat
2Proto-Slavicbìtito beat
3Proto-Balto-Slavicbī́ˀteito beat
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeyh₂-to fear, be afraid; to strike, hit; to hew, cut

Words derived from “bakteriobójczy”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European baḱ- →Every word from Ancient Greek βακτηρία →Every word from Ancient Greek βακτήριον →