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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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TranslingualNitrobacter—
2EnglishnitrobacteriumAny of the several genera of bacteria in soil...
3EnglishbacteriumA single celled organism with cell walls but no...
4New Latinbactērium—
5Ancient GreekβακτήριονSynonym of βακτηρία
6Ancient Greekβακτηρίαrod, staff, cane; baton
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbaḱ-club, pointed stick, peg; pointed stick, peg
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