Where does “microconsortium” come from?

microconsortium (English) comes from English consortium, from Latin consortium, from Latin consors, from Latin cōn-, 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,...

microconsortium (English): A microbial consortium

Definitions

  1. A microbial consortium

Ancestry of “microconsortium”, step by step

microconsortium traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English consortium

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishconsortiumAn association or combination of businesses,...
2Latinconsortiumgenitive masculine plural of cōnsors; genitive...
3Latinconsorsshared, common; kindred
4Latincōn-Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing together of several objects
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-