Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bacterio-

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: bac-te-ri-o-
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

5

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

prefix

Etymology

Etymology tree Ancient Greek βακτηρία (baktēría) Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Ancient Greek -ῐος (-ĭos)? Ancient Greek -ιον (-ion) 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-.

Inflected Forms

bacter- (alternative) bacteri- (alternative)

Derived Forms

bacteriocin

Synonyms

-bacter

Questions

What does bacterio- mean?: bacteria
Where does bacterio- come from?: Etymology tree Ancient Greek βακτηρία (baktēría) Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Ancient Greek -ῐος (-ĭos)? Ancient Greek -ιον (-ion) 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-.

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