Where does “microbehavioural” come from?

microbehavioural (English) comes from English behavioural, from English behaviour, from English -iour, from English -our, from Middle English -our, from Old French -eor, from Latin -ator, from Latin -tor.

microbehavioural (English): Relating to microbehaviour

Definitions

  1. Relating to microbehaviour

Ancestry of “microbehavioural”, step by step

microbehavioural traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English behavioural

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbehaviouralOf or pertaining to behaviour
2EnglishbehaviourThe way a living creature behaves or acts; The...
3English-iourSuffix added to verbs to form nouns; Alternative...
4English-our
5Middle English-our
6Old French-eorAlternative form of -or
7Latin-ator-ator, -er; second-person singular future passive...
8Latin-tor-er
9Proto-Italic-tōrForms agent nouns to verb stems
10Proto-Indo-European-tōrDerives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
11Proto-Indo-European-tor-s

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 -tor-sEvery word from Latin -torEvery word from Middle English -our