Where does “Agrobacterium” come from?

Agrobacterium (Translingual) comes from New Latin bactērium, from Ancient Greek βακτήριον, from Ancient Greek βακτηρία, from Proto-Indo-European baḱ- — club, pointed stick, peg; pointed stick, peg.

Agrobacterium (Translingual): genus

Definitions

  1. genus

Ancestry of “Agrobacterium”, step by step

Agrobacterium traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via New Latin bactērium

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1New Latinbactērium—
2Ancient GreekβακτήριονSynonym of βακτηρία
3Ancient Greekβακτηρίαrod, staff, cane; baton
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbaḱ-club, pointed stick, peg; pointed stick, peg

via Ancient Greek ᾰ̓γρός

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekᾰ̓γρόςcountryside; field; field; land

Words derived from “Agrobacterium”

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