Where does “microalveolar” come from?
microalveolar (English) comes from English alveolar, from English alveolus, from Latin alveolus, from Latin -olus, from Latin -lus, from Proto-Italic -elos, from Proto-Indo-European -e-lós, from Proto-Indo-European -lós — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.
microalveolar (English): Characterised by very small alveoli
Definitions
- Characterised by very small alveoli
Ancestry of “microalveolar”, step by step
microalveolar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English alveolar
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | alveolar | Of or relating to an alveolus; Relating to the... |
| 2 | English | alveolus | A small cavity or pit; An anatomical structure... |
| 3 | Latin | alveolus | small hollow or cavity; tray, trough, basin;... |
| 4 | Latin | -olus | Alternative form of -ulus; "forming diminutives";... |
| 5 | Latin | -lus | Alternative form of -ulus; diminutive suffix |
| 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 |