Where does “бактерия” come from?

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

бактерия (Tajik): bacterium

Definitions

  1. bacterium

Ancestry of “бактерия”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianбакте́рияbacterium
2Latinbacterianominative plural of bactērium; accusative plural...
3Ancient GreekβακτήριονSynonym of βακτηρία
4Ancient Greekβακτηρίαrod, staff, cane; baton
5Proto-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 →