Where does “бакте́рия” come from?

бакте́рия (Russian) comes from Latin bacteria, from Ancient Greek βακτήριον, from Ancient Greek βακτηρία, from Proto-Indo-European baḱ- — club, pointed stick, peg; pointed stick, peg.

бакте́рия (Russian): bacterium

Definitions

  1. bacterium

Ancestry of “бакте́рия”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinbacterianominative plural of bactērium; accusative plural...
2Ancient GreekβακτήριονSynonym of βακτηρία
3Ancient Greekβακτηρίαrod, staff, cane; baton
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbaḱ-club, pointed stick, peg; pointed stick, peg

Words derived from “бакте́рия”

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