Where does “Azotobacter” come from?

Azotobacter (Translingual) comes from French azote, from Ancient Greek ἀ-, from Proto-Hellenic hə-, from Proto-Indo-European sm̥-, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.

Azotobacter (Translingual): genus

Definitions

  1. genus

Ancestry of “Azotobacter”, step by step

Azotobacter traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via French azote

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchazotenitrogen
2Ancient Greekἀ-The alpha privativum, used to make words that...
3Proto-Hellenichə-same; together
4Proto-Indo-Europeansm̥-one; with, together
5Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one

via Ancient Greek βακτηρία

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekβακτηρίαrod, staff, cane; baton
2Proto-Indo-Europeanbaḱ-club, pointed stick, peg; pointed stick, peg

Words derived from “Azotobacter”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sem- →Every word from Ancient Greek ἀ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sm̥- →