English
enterobacterium
Enterobacterium comes from Ancient Greek βακτήριον ‘diminutive of βακτηρία (baktēría)’, and goes back to βακτηρία ‘rod, staff, cane’.
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEβακτηρίαbaktēría‘rod, staff, cane’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEβακτήριονbaktḗrion‘diminutive of βακτηρία (baktēría)’
- New Latinmodernbactērium
- English1500–presentbacterium
- Englishtodayenterobacterium
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEβακτηρίαbaktēría‘rod, staff, cane’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEβακτήριονbaktḗrion‘diminutive of βακτηρία (baktēría)’
- New Latinmodernbactērium
- English1500–presentbacterium
- Englishtodayenterobacterium
Linked words
through Ancient Greek βακτηρία ‘rod, staff, cane’
through Ancient Greek βακτήριον ‘diminutive of βακτηρία (baktēría)’
Today it means
noun Any of very many gram-negative rod-shaped bacteria of the family Enterobacteriaceae, many of which are pathogenic.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Ancient Greek βακτηρία / enterobacterium