Where does “microconnectome” come from?

microconnectome (English) comes from English connectome, from English connect, from Latin connectere, from Latin con-, from Latin cum, from Old Latin com, from Proto-Italic kom, from Proto-Indo-European ḱóm — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

microconnectome (English): All the microconnections in a brain

Definitions

  1. All the microconnections in a brain

Ancestry of “microconnectome”, step by step

microconnectome traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English connectome

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishconnectomeThe complete mapping of the structural links in...
2EnglishconnectTo join (to another object): to attach, or to be intended to attach or capable of attaching, to another object
3Latinconnecteresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
4Latincon-Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing...
5Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
6Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
7Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
8Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
9Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
10Middle Englishkyt
11Germankittputty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes
12Old High Germankuti
13Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
14Proto-Germanickweduzresin
15Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
16Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

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 gū-