Where does “Nitrobacteraceae” come from?
Nitrobacteraceae (Translingual) comes from Translingual Nitrobacter, from English nitrobacterium, from English bacterium, from New Latin bactērium, from Ancient Greek βακτήριον, from Ancient Greek βακτηρία, from Proto-Indo-European baḱ- — club, pointed stick, peg; pointed stick, peg.
Ancestry of “Nitrobacteraceae”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Translingual | Nitrobacter | — |
| 2 | English | nitrobacterium | Any of the several genera of bacteria in soil... |
| 3 | English | bacterium | A single celled organism with cell walls but no... |
| 4 | New Latin | bactērium | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | βακτήριον | Synonym of βακτηρία |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | βακτηρία | rod, staff, cane; baton |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | baḱ- | club, pointed stick, peg; pointed stick, peg |