Where does “microangiopathy” come from?

microangiopathy (English) comes from English angiopathy, from English pathy, from English -pathy, from English -y, from Middle English -y, from Old English -iġ, from Proto-West Germanic -g, from Proto-Germanic -gaz — -y, -ic.

microangiopathy (English): angiopathy of the small blood vessels

Definitions

  1. angiopathy of the small blood vessels

Ancestry of “microangiopathy”, step by step

microangiopathy traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English angiopathy

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishangiopathyAny disease of the blood vessels
2EnglishpathyA therapy
3English-pathysuffering, feeling; Damage to, disease of, or...
4English-yAdded to nouns and adjectives to form adjectives...
5Middle English-yDesignates an adjective, in many cases formed by...
6Old English-iġ-y, -ic
7Proto-West Germanic-gForms adjectives from nouns and verbs with a...
8Proto-Germanic-gaz-y
9Proto-Indo-European-ḱos-y, -ic

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 -ḱosEvery word from English -yEvery word from Old English -iġ