English
heliobacterium
Heliobacterium 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
- Englishtodayheliobacterium
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
- Englishtodayheliobacterium
Linked words
through Ancient Greek βακτηρία ‘rod, staff, cane’
through Ancient Greek βακτήριον ‘diminutive of βακτηρία (baktēría)’
Today it means
noun Any of the Heliobacteriaceae, a family of photoheterotrophic bacteria, using bacteriochlorophyll to convert light energy into chemical energy, exclusively in anaerobic conditions
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Ancient Greek βακτηρία / heliobacterium