Where does “microclot” come from?

microclot (English) comes from English clot, from Middle English clot, from Old English clott, from Proto-Germanic klūtaz, from Proto-Indo-European gelewdos, from Indo-European *gel-.

microclot (English): A very small clot (especially one in the bloodstream)

Definitions

  1. A very small clot (especially one in the bloodstream)

Ancestry of “microclot”, step by step

microclot traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English clot

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishclotA thrombus, solidified mass of blood; A...
2Middle EnglishclotA clod; a ball of earth or clay; The ground; the...
3Old Englishclottround mass, lump
4Proto-Germanicklūtazlump, clod; boulder, rock; hill
5Proto-Indo-Europeangelewdos
6Indo-European*gel-

via English micro

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmicroSmall, relatively small; short form of...
2Ancient Greekμικρόςlittle, small
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmēy-soft, tender, dear
Every word from Indo-European *gel-