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
- Describing any agent that interferes with...
Ancestry of “antimicrotubule”, step by step
antimicrotubule traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English microtubule
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | microtubule | A small tube made of protein and found in cells;... |
| 2 | English | tubule | A small pipe or fistular body; a little tube |
| 3 | Latin | tubulus | small pipe or tube |
| 4 | Latin | -ulus | Used to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | -olos | — |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -elos | Forms desubstantival and deadjectival diminutive nouns |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -e-lós | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |