Etymology of the English word bacillus
the English word
bacillusderived from the Late Latin word
bacillus (bacillus; stick, walking stick, staff)
derived from the Late Latin word
baculus (stick, walking stick, staff)
Date
The earliest known usage of bacillus in English dates from the 19th century.
Derivations in English
diplobacillus,
coccobacillus,
bacillary,
bacitracinCognates
Dutch
bacil, French
bacille, German
Bazille, Italian
bacillo, Lithuanian
bacila, Norwegian
basill, Russian
бациллa, Swedish
bacillUsage
Word found in Modern English
