Where does “micelle” come from?
Micelle comes from New Latin micella, a diminutive of Latin mica meaning "grain" or "crumb," ultimately from Proto-Indo-European smeyg-.
micelle (English): a colloidal aggregate, in a simple geometric...
Definitions
- a colloidal aggregate, in a simple geometric...
Ancestry of “micelle”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | New Latin | micella | — |
| 2 | Latin | mīca | — |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | smīkā | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | smēyg- | small, delicate, thin; twig, pole; crumb; small,... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | smē- | to rub; smear |
Words derived from “micelle”