Where does “microextraction” come from?

microextraction (English) comes from English extraction, from Old French estraction, from Medieval Latin extractio, from Latin extraho, from Latin ex-, from Latin e, from Latin ex, from Latin commūnicō — whale, sea monster; abyss.

microextraction (English): A technique used to extract small amounts of...

Definitions

  1. A technique used to extract small amounts of...

Ancestry of “microextraction”, step by step

microextraction traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English extraction

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishextractionAn act of extracting or the condition of being...
2Old Frenchestraction
3Medieval Latinextractioextraction, rescue
4LatinextrahoI drag, pull or draw forth or out; extract,...
5Latinex-out, away; throughout; thoroughly
6LatineThe name of the letter "E"; out of, from
7LatinexA name of the letter "X"; out of, from
8Latincommūnicōto impart, share
9Latincommūniscommon, commonplace, ordinary, general, universal, shared, shared alike, of both sides, belonging to two or more together
10Old Latincom(m)oinis
11Proto-Italickommoiniscommon
12Proto-Indo-Europeanḱom-moy-ni-held in common
13Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
14Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
15Middle Englishkyt
16Russianкитwhale; genitive plural of ки́та
17Old Church Slavonicкитъwhale
18Ancient Greekκῆτοςwhale, sea monster; abyss

via English micro

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmicroSmall, relatively small; short form of...
2Ancient Greekμικρόςlittle, small
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmēy-soft, tender, dear
Every word from Ancient Greek κῆτος