Where does “Enterococcus” come from?

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

Ancestry of “Enterococcus”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	English	entero-	relating to the intestines; relating specifically...
2	Ancient Greek	ἔντερον	guts, viscera intestine, gut, belly, bowel, womb;...
3	Proto-Indo-European	h₁énteros	inside, within
4	Proto-Indo-European	-teros	Contrastive or oppositional adjectival suffix

Words derived from “Enterococcus”

enterocin
Enterococcaceae

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