Where does “echinococ” come from?
echinococ (Romanian) comes from French échinocoque, from French -coque, from New Latin coccus, from Latin coccum, from Ancient Greek κόκκος — grain, seed, kernel; The kermes oak; insects of...
echinococ (Romanian): echinococcus
Definitions
- echinococcus
Ancestry of “echinococ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | échinocoque | echinococcus |
| 2 | French | -coque | coccus |
| 3 | New Latin | coccus | — |
| 4 | Latin | coccum | a scarlet berry of various plants; a gall of... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | κόκκος | grain, seed, kernel; The kermes oak; insects of... |