Where does “Nitrospirales” come from?

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

Nitrospirales (Translingual): order

Definitions

  1. order

Ancestry of “Nitrospirales”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TranslingualNitrospiraNitrite-oxidizing bacteria
2LatinspiraA thing that is coiled, twisted, or wound; A...
3Frenchtrompetrumpet; trunk of an elephant; squinch
4Middle Frenchtrompe—
5Old Frenchtrompetrump, trumpet; horn, trump, trumpet
6Frankishtrumpatrump, trumpet; trumpet
Every word from Frankish trumpa →Every word from Old French trompe →Every word from Middle French trompe →