Where does “antibacterian” come from?

antibacterian (Romanian) comes from Romanian bacterian, from French bactérien, from French -ien, from Middle French -ien, from Old French -ien, from Latin -iānus, from Latin -ānus — Of or pertaining to; -ian.

antibacterian (Romanian): antibacterial

Definitions

  1. antibacterial

Ancestry of “antibacterian”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianbacterianbacterial
2Frenchbactérienbacterial
3French-ienDenotes where something or someone is from; -ian;...
4Middle French-ien-ian
5Old French-ien-ian
6Latin-iānus—
7Latin-ānusOf or pertaining to; -ian
Every word from Latin -ānus →Every word from French -ien →Every word from Latin -iānus →