Where does “microaggregate” come from?

microaggregate (English) comes from English aggregate, from Middle English aggregat, from Latin aggregatus, from Latin aggregō, from Latin ad-, from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en — in.

microaggregate (English): A microscopic aggregate

Definitions

  1. A microscopic aggregate

Ancestry of “microaggregate”, step by step

microaggregate traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English aggregate

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishaggregateA mass, assemblage, or sum of particulars;...
2Middle Englishaggregat
3Latinaggregatusadded to a flock, brought together in a flock,...
4Latinaggregōto bring, attach or add to a crowd or flock; lump together
5Latinad-to; usually prefixed to verbs, in which cases it...
6Latinīn-un-, non-, not
7Latinînin, at, on, upon, from (space)
8Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
9Proto-Italicenin
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin

via English micro

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmicroSmall, relatively small; short form of...
2Ancient Greekμικρόςlittle, small
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmēy-soft, tender, dear
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁énEvery word from Latin īn-Every word from Latin ad-
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