Where does “microaspirate” come from?

microaspirate (English) comes from English aspirate, from Latin aspīrātus, from Latin aspīrō, from Latin ad-, from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en, from Proto-Italic en — in.

microaspirate (English): To undergo microaspiration

Definitions

  1. To undergo microaspiration

Ancestry of “microaspirate”, step by step

microaspirate traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English aspirate

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishaspirateThe puff of air accompanying the release of a...
2Latinaspīrātusbreathed, aspired
3Latinaspīrōto breathe or blow upon
4Latinad-to; usually prefixed to verbs, in which cases it...
5Latinīn-un-, non-, not
6Latinînin, at, on, upon, from (space)
7Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
8Proto-Italicenin
9Proto-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-