Where does “Deltaproteobacteria” come from?

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

Deltaproteobacteria (Translingual): class

Definitions

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Ancestry of “Deltaproteobacteria”, step by step

Deltaproteobacteria traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Translingual Proteobacteria

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TranslingualProteobacteriaphylum
2TranslingualbacteriaA taxonomic domain comprising the single kingdom also called Bacteria, containing about 25 phyla
3Ancient GreekβακτήριονSynonym of βακτηρία
4Ancient Greekβακτηρίαrod, staff, cane; baton
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbaḱ-club, pointed stick, peg; pointed stick, peg

via Translingual Delta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TranslingualDeltaSignal flag for the letter D
2EnglishDeltaThe Delta variant of COVID-19
3Ancient Greekδέλταdelta, the name for the fourth letter Δ, δ of the...
4Phoenician𐤃dalet; daleth
5Egyptian𓉿
Every word from Proto-Indo-European baḱ-Every word from Ancient Greek βακτηρίαEvery word from Ancient Greek βακτήριον