Where does “microendemic” come from?
microendemic (English) comes from English endemic, from French endémique, from French -ique, from Middle French -ique, from Old French -ique, from Latin -icus, from Proto-Italic *-ikos — forms adjectives with the sense of 'of or pertaining to'.
microendemic (English): endemic to only a very small region; Such an...
Definitions
- endemic to only a very small region; Such an...
Ancestry of “microendemic”, step by step
microendemic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English endemic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | endemic | Native to a particular area or culture;... |
| 2 | French | endémique | endemic |
| 3 | French | -ique | Used to form adjectives from nouns: -ic, -ical,... |
| 4 | Middle French | -ique | ic |
| 5 | Old French | -ique | -ic |
| 6 | Latin | -icus | belonging to; derived from; of or pertaining to;... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | *-ikos | forms adjectives with the sense of 'of or pertaining to' |