Where does “cryomicrotomy” come from?

cryomicrotomy (English) comes from English microtomy, from English micro-, from Ancient Greek μικρο-, from Ancient Greek μικρός, from Proto-Indo-European mēy- — soft, tender, dear.

cryomicrotomy (English): microtomy at low temperatures

Definitions

  1. microtomy at low temperatures

Ancestry of “cryomicrotomy”, step by step

cryomicrotomy traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English microtomy

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmicrotomyThe preparation of very thin slices of animal or...
2Englishmicro-API; Very small; One millionth
3Ancient Greekμικρο-micro
4Ancient Greekμικρόςlittle, small
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmēy-soft, tender, dear

via English cryo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishcryocryoprecipitate
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mēy- →Every word from Ancient Greek μικρός →Every word from English micro- →