Where does “microcirculation” come from?
Microcirculation comes from Ancient Greek μικρός (small) combined with Latin circulus (circle) via the Latin diminutive suffix -ulus, ultimately derived from Proto-Indo-European smēyg- and -ti-.
microcirculation (English): The flow of blood through the smallest vessels...
Definitions
- The flow of blood through the smallest vessels...
Ancestry of “microcirculation”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | circulation | The act of moving in a circle, or in a course... |
| 2 | Middle English | circulacioun | — |
| 3 | Latin | circulatio | revolution (circular course), circulation |
| 4 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 5 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 6 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 7 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 8 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 9 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 10 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |