Where does “bakteroid” come from?

bakteroid (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.

bakteroid (Polish): bacteroid

Definitions

  1. bacteroid

Ancestry of “bakteroid”, step by step

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