-bacter

== Translingual == === Etymology === Back-formation from New Latin bactērium (as a supposed Greek construction similar to *βακτήρ + -ιον (-ion, diminutive suffix), the first reshaped similarly to γαστήρ (gastḗr, “belly”)), in turn from Ancient Greek βακτήριον (baktḗrion) and Ancient Greek βᾰκτηρῐ́ᾱ (băktērĭ́ā). === Suffix === -bacter m Used to form genus names of Prokaryota, especially Bacteria. ==== Derived terms ====