Where does “Enterococcaceae” come from?

Enterococcaceae (Translingual) comes from Translingual Enterococcus, from English entero-, from Ancient Greek ἔντερον, from Proto-Indo-European h₁énteros, from Proto-Indo-European -teros — Contrastive or oppositional adjectival suffix.

Enterococcaceae (Translingual): family

Definitions

  1. family

Ancestry of “Enterococcaceae”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TranslingualEnterococcusgenus
2Englishentero-relating to the intestines; relating specifically...
3Ancient Greekἔντερονguts, viscera intestine, gut, belly, bowel, womb;...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énterosinside, within
5Proto-Indo-European-terosContrastive or oppositional adjectival suffix
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -terosEvery word from Proto-Indo-European h₁énterosEvery word from English entero-