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Where does “Vibrio” come from?

Vibrio (Translingual) comes from Italian vibrione, from Italian -one, from Latin -ō, from Proto-Indo-European -ō — Derives nouns from roots.

Ancestry of “Vibrio”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianvibrionevibrio
2Italian-oneAlterative suffix used to form augmentatives;...
3Latin-ō—
4Proto-Indo-European-ōDerives nouns from roots

Words derived from “Vibrio”

  • vibriosis
  • vibrioid
  • vibriocin
  • Desulfovibrio
  • Bdellovibrio
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