bacterio-

English dictionary entry

Meanings

prefix
  1. bacteria

Word forms

bacterio- bacter- bacteri-

Etymology

Etymology tree Ancient Greek βᾰκτηρῐ́ᾱ (băktērĭ́ā) Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Ancient Greek -ῐος (-ĭos)? Ancient Greek -ῐον (-ĭon) Ancient Greek βακτήριον (baktḗrion)bor. New Latin bactērium Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- English bacterio- From New Latin bactērium + English -o-.

Synonyms

-bacter

Derived words

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