Where does “antibacteria” come from?

antibacteria (Spanish) comes from Spanish bacteria, from New Latin bacteria, from Latin bacterium, from Ancient Greek βακτήριον, from Ancient Greek βακτηρία, from Proto-Indo-European baḱ- — club, pointed stick, peg; pointed stick, peg.

antibacteria (Spanish): anti-bacteria

Definitions

  1. anti-bacteria

Ancestry of “antibacteria”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishbacteriabacterium
2New Latinbacterianominative plural of bactērium; accusative plural...
3Latinbacteriumcane, walking-stick; staff (of a shepherd)
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 βακτηρίαEvery word from Ancient Greek βακτήριον
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