English Explanatory Dictionary

archaebacterium

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any primitive bacteria-like organism in the kingdom Archaea.

Word forms

archaebacterium archaebacteria archæbacterium archebacterium archeabacterium

Etymology

Etymology tree Ancient Greek ᾰ̓́ρχω (ắrkhō) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Ancient Greek -ᾱ (-ā) Ancient Greek -η (-ē) Ancient Greek ᾰ̓ρχή (ărkhḗ) Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Ancient Greek -ῐος (-ĭos) Ancient Greek ᾰ̓ρχαῖος (ărkhaîos) Ancient Greek βᾰκτηρῐ́ᾱ (băktērĭ́ā) ▲ Ancient Greek -ῐος (-ĭos)? Ancient Greek -ῐον (-ĭon) Ancient Greek βακτήριον (baktḗrion)bor. New Latin bactēriumbor. English bacterium English archaebacterium From Ancient Greek ᾰ̓ρχαῖος (ărkhaîos, “ancient”) + English bacterium.

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