Etymology of the English word nitrobacteria
the English word
nitrobacteriausing the English prefix
nitro-derived from the Latin word
nitrum (name of various alkalis)
derived from the Greek word
nitron, νίτρον
derived from the Egyptian word
nṯrderived from the English word
bacteriaderived from the New Latin word
bacterium (bacterium)
derived from the Greek word
bakterion, βακτήριον
derived from the Greek word
baktron, βάκτρον
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*bak-Usage
Word found in Modern English
