Where does “microbacterie” come from?

microbacterie (Romanian) comes from Romanian bacterie, 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.

microbacterie (Romanian): microbacteria

Definitions

  1. microbacteria

Ancestry of “microbacterie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianbacteriebacterium
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 →