Where does “microelution” come from?

microelution (English) comes from English elution, from English elute, from Latin ēlūtus, from Latin eluo, from Latin lavō, from Proto-Italic lawaō, from Proto-Indo-European léwh₃eti, from Proto-Indo-European lewh₃- — to wash.

microelution (English): Very small-scale elution

Definitions

  1. Very small-scale elution

Ancestry of “microelution”, step by step

microelution traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English elution

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishelutionThe process of removing materials that are...
2EnglisheluteTo separate one substance from another by means...
3Latinēlūtushaving been washed away, rinsed
4LatineluoI wash out or away; I rinse; I elute
5Latinlavōto wash, bathe
6Proto-Italiclawaō
7Proto-Indo-Europeanléwh₃eti
8Proto-Indo-Europeanlewh₃-to wash

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 lewh₃-Every word from Proto-Indo-European léwh₃etiEvery word from Proto-Italic lawaō