Where does “Cyanobacteria” come from?

Cyanobacteria (Translingual) comes from Translingual bacteria, from Ancient Greek βακτήριον, from Ancient Greek βακτηρία, from Proto-Indo-European baḱ- — club, pointed stick, peg; pointed stick, peg.

Cyanobacteria (Translingual): The only photosynthetic prokaryotes able to produce oxygen

Definitions

  1. The only photosynthetic prokaryotes able to produce oxygen

Ancestry of “Cyanobacteria”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TranslingualbacteriaA taxonomic domain comprising the single kingdom also called Bacteria, containing about 25 phyla
2Ancient GreekβακτήριονSynonym of βακτηρία
3Ancient Greekβακτηρίαrod, staff, cane; baton
4Proto-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 →