Where does “microcolumn” come from?

microcolumn (English) comes from English column, from Middle English columne, from Old French columne, from Latin columna, from Proto-Italic kolamen, from Proto-Indo-European ḱelH- — to freeze.

microcolumn (English): A very small chromatographic column

Definitions

  1. A very small chromatographic column

Ancestry of “microcolumn”, step by step

microcolumn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English column

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcolumnA solid upright structure designed usually to...
2Middle EnglishcolumneAlternative form of columpne
3Old Frenchcolumnecolumn
4Latincolumnacolumn, pillar; waterspout; column as in a book
5Proto-Italickolamen—
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱelH-to freeze

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 ḱelH- →Every word from Proto-Italic kolamen →Every word from Latin columna →