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Where does “antimicrotubule” come from?

antimicrotubule (English) comes from English microtubule, from English tubule, from Latin tubulus, from Latin -ulus, from Proto-Italic -olos, from Proto-Italic -elos, from Proto-Indo-European -e-lós, from Proto-Indo-European -lós — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.

antimicrotubule (English): Describing any agent that interferes with...

Definitions

  1. Describing any agent that interferes with...

Ancestry of “antimicrotubule”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmicrotubuleA small tube made of protein and found in cells;...
2EnglishtubuleA small pipe or fistular body; a little tube
3Latintubulussmall pipe or tube
4Latin-ulusUsed to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating...
5Proto-Italic-olos—
6Proto-Italic-elos—
7Proto-Indo-European-e-lós—
8Proto-Indo-European-lósForms agent nouns from verbal roots
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