bacterially

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

Ancient Greek βακτηρία (baktēría)

Proto-Indo-European *-is

Proto-Indo-European *-yom

Proto-Hellenic *-yon

Ancient Greek -ιον (-ion)

Ancient Greek βακτήριον (baktḗrion)bor.

New Latin bactēriabor.

English bacteria

Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-

Proto-Indo-European *-is

Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.?

Proto-Italic *-ālis

Latin -ālislbor.

Old French -albor.

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Latin -ālis

Old French -elbor.

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Latin -ālisbor.

Middle English -al

English -al

English bacterial

Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der.

Proto-Germanic *līkąder.

Proto-Germanic *-līkaz

Proto-Germanic *-ê

Proto-Germanic *-līkê

Proto-West Germanic *-līkē

Old English -līċe

Middle English -ly

English -ly

English bacterially

From bacterial + -ly.

Adverb

bacterially (not comparable)

1. In reference to bacteria.

Derived terms

• extrabacterially
• interbacterially
• intrabacterially
• myxobacterially