Etymology of the English word inoculum
the English word
inoculumderived from the New Latin word
inoculumderived from the Latin word
inocularederived from the Medieval Latin word
oculus (eye)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*okʷ-using the Latin prefix
in- (suffix for no)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*ne (not)
Date
The earliest known usage of inoculum in English dates from the 20th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
