| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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Appendix I
Indo-European Roots |
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| ENTRY: | bak- |
| DEFINITION: | Staff used for support. 1. bacillus, baguette, bail4, bailey); baculiform, debacle, imbecile, possibly from Latin baculum, rod, walking stick. 2. bacterium; corynebacterium, from Greek baktron, staff. (Pokorny bak- 93.) |
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