Where does “Streptococcaceae” come from?

Streptococcaceae (Translingual) comes from Translingual Streptococcus, from English coccus, from Latin coccum, from Ancient Greek κόκκος — grain, seed, kernel; The kermes oak; insects of...

Streptococcaceae (Translingual): family

Definitions

  1. family

Ancestry of “Streptococcaceae”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TranslingualStreptococcusgenus
2EnglishcoccusAny approximately spherical bacterium; One of the...
3Latincoccuma scarlet berry of various plants; a gall of...
4Ancient Greekκόκκοςgrain, seed, kernel; The kermes oak; insects of...
Every word from Ancient Greek κόκκοςEvery word from Latin coccumEvery word from English coccus
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