Where does “Penicillium” come from?
Penicillium (Translingual) comes from Latin pēnicillum, from Latin -illus, from Latin -lus, from Proto-Italic -elos, from Proto-Indo-European -e-lós, from Proto-Indo-European -lós — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.
Penicillium (Translingual): genus
Definitions
- genus
Ancestry of “Penicillium”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | pēnicillum | A painter's brush |
| 2 | Latin | -illus | Used to form adjectives from nouns |
| 3 | Latin | -lus | Alternative form of -ulus; diminutive suffix |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | -elos | Forms desubstantival and deadjectival diminutive nouns |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -e-lós | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |
Words derived from “Penicillium”
- penicillin
- amoxicillin
- penicillamine
- penicillinase
- benzylpenicillin
- amoxiclav
- penicilliosis
- aminopenicillin
- nonpenicillin
- penicilloic
- carboxypenicillin
- 盤尼西林
- penisilin
- penicylinder
- -cillin
- ampicillin
- allylmercaptomethylpenicillin
- dimethoxyphenylpenicillin
- fenbenicillin
- penam
- pheneticillin
- pirbenicillin
- sulbenicillin
- ureidopenicillin