Where does “Acidobacteriaceae” come from?
Acidobacteriaceae (Translingual) comes from Translingual Acidobacterium, from New Latin acidus, from Latin aceo, from Proto-Italic akēō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ-éh₁-ye-ti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ- — sharp.
Ancestry of “Acidobacteriaceae”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Translingual | Acidobacterium | — |
| 2 | New Latin | acidus | acid; sour, tart, acid, bitter; harsh, grating,... |
| 3 | Latin | aceo | I am sour; I am disagreeable |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | akēō | be sharp-tasting, be sour |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eḱ-éh₁-ye-ti | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eḱ- | sharp |