Where does “estreptococo” come from?

estreptococo (Spanish) comes from Latin streptococcus, from Ancient Greek στρεπτός, from Ancient Greek στρέφω, from Proto-Indo-European strebʰ-.

estreptococo (Spanish): streptococcus

Definitions

  1. streptococcus

Ancestry of “estreptococo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinstreptococcus—
2Ancient GreekστρεπτόςEasily twisted, pliant
3Ancient Greekστρέφωto twist
4Proto-Indo-Europeanstrebʰ-—

Words derived from “estreptococo”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European strebʰ- →Every word from Ancient Greek στρέφω →Every word from Ancient Greek στρεπτός →