microbe
English
/ˈmaɪkɹoʊb/
noun
Definitions
- (microbiology) Any microorganism, but especially a harmful bacterium.
Etymology
Derived from French microbe derived from Ancient Greek μικρός (small, a little of, mimimum, young).
Origin
Ancient Greek
μικρός
Gloss
small, a little of, mimimum, young
Concept
Semantic Field
Spatial relations
Ontological Category
Property
Kanji
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Emoji
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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- amicrobic English
- antimicrobe English
- antimicrobic English
- micro English
- micro- English
- microbian English
- microbic English
- microbicidal English
- microbicide English
- microbiosis English
- microbism English
- microbivore English
- microbivorous English
- microlithic English
- microphone English
- microscope English
- nanomicrobicide English
- pseudomicrobe English
- micro- Latin
- microlepis Latin
- micropterus Latin
- microscopium Latin
- mikro- Hungarian
- Micronesië Dutch, Flemish
- microbe Dutch, Flemish
- microbe French
- microcéphalique French
- micro- Spanish, Castilian
- microbio Spanish, Castilian
- μικρός Ancient Greek
- *smēyg- Proto-Indo-European
- Mikronesia Norwegian Bokmål
- mikrobe Norwegian Bokmål
- mikrob Polish
- Mikronesia Norwegian Nynorsk
- mikrobe Norwegian Nynorsk
- mikro- Danish
- μικροσκόπιο Greek (modern)
- μικρός Greek (modern)
- mikroskops Latvian
- mikro- Turkish
- mikrop Turkish
- mikro- Estonian
- មីក្រុប Central Khmer
- nicu Sicilian
- میکرۆب Central Kurdish