myEtymology.com: English etymology of gonococcus

Etymology of the English word gonococcus

the English word gonococcus

derived from the English word gonorrhea

derived from the Latin word gonorrhea

derived from the Greek word gonorrhoia

derived from the Greek word gonos, γόνος (offspring)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *genə-

using the Greek prefix gono-

using the Greek suffix -rhoia

using the English prefix gono-

derived from the New Latin prefix gono-

derived from the Greek word gonos, γόνος (offspring)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *genə-

using the English suffix -coccus

Word found in Modern English