Where does “meningococ” come from?
meningococ (Romanian) comes from French méningocoque, from French -coque, from New Latin coccus, from Latin coccum, from Ancient Greek κόκκος — grain, seed, kernel; The kermes oak; insects of...
meningococ (Romanian): meningococcus
Definitions
- meningococcus
Ancestry of “meningococ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | méningocoque | meningococcus |
| 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... |