Where does “cryoultramicrotomy” come from?

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

cryoultramicrotomy (English): ultramicrotomy of frozen samples

Definitions

  1. ultramicrotomy of frozen samples

Ancestry of “cryoultramicrotomy”, step by step

cryoultramicrotomy traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English ultramicrotomy

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishultramicrotomymicrotomy using an ultramicrotome
2EnglishmicrotomyThe preparation of very thin slices of animal or...
3Englishmicro-API; Very small; One millionth
4Ancient Greekμικρο-micro
5Ancient Greekμικρόςlittle, small
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmēy-soft, tender, dear

via English cryo

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