bacilliform

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

Latin bacilluslbor.

English bacillus

Latin -i-bor.

English -i-

Ancient Greek μορφή (morphḗ)der.?

Latin fōrma

Proto-Indo-European *-is

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂

Proto-Indo-European *-ih₂der.?

Proto-Italic *-is

Latin -is

Latin -fōrmis

English -form

English -iform

English bacilliform

From bacillus + -iform.

Adjective

bacilliform (comparative more bacilliform, superlative most bacilliform)

1. Shaped like a bacillus; rod-shaped

Derived terms

• badnavirus

Translations

Translations

• Catalan: bacil·liforme (ca)
• French: bacilliforme (fr)
• Portuguese: baciliforme, bacilar

Noun

bacilliform (plural bacilliforms)

1. Such a bacillus