Where does “Nitrospira” come from?

Nitrospira (Translingual) comes from Latin spira, from French trompe, from Middle French trompe, from Old French trompe, from Frankish trumpa — trump, trumpet; trumpet.

Nitrospira (Translingual): Nitrite-oxidizing bacteria

Definitions

  1. Nitrite-oxidizing bacteria

Ancestry of “Nitrospira”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinspiraA thing that is coiled, twisted, or wound; A...
2Frenchtrompetrumpet; trunk of an elephant; squinch
3Middle Frenchtrompe—
4Old Frenchtrompetrump, trumpet; horn, trump, trumpet
5Frankishtrumpatrump, trumpet; trumpet

Words derived from “Nitrospira”

Every word from Frankish trumpa →Every word from Old French trompe →Every word from Middle French trompe →
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