Where does “Streptococcus” come from?
Streptococcus (Translingual) comes from English coccus, from Latin coccum, from Ancient Greek κόκκος — grain, seed, kernel; The kermes oak; insects of...
Ancestry of “Streptococcus”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | coccus | Any approximately spherical bacterium; One of the... |
| 2 | Latin | coccum | a scarlet berry of various plants; a gall of... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | κόκκος | grain, seed, kernel; The kermes oak; insects of... |
Words derived from “Streptococcus”