Where does “Clostridium” come from?

Clostridium (Translingual) comes from Ancient Greek κλωστήρ, from Ancient Greek -τήρ, from Proto-Indo-European -tḗr — Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...

Clostridium (Translingual): genus

Definitions

  1. genus

Ancestry of “Clostridium”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekκλωστήρspindle; thread, yarn; skein
2Ancient Greek-τήρAdded to verb stems to form masculine agent nouns
3Proto-Indo-European-tḗrDerives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...

Words derived from “Clostridium”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tḗr →Every word from Ancient Greek -τήρ →Every word from Ancient Greek κλωστήρ →