Where does “microfacies” come from?

microfacies (English) comes from English facies, from Latin faciēs, from Latin faciō, from Latin -torium, from Latin -tōrius, from Latin -tor, from Proto-Italic -tōr, from Proto-Indo-European -tōr.

microfacies (English): The composition, features, or appearance of a...

Definitions

  1. The composition, features, or appearance of a...

Ancestry of “microfacies”, step by step

microfacies traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English facies

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishfaciesAppearance; Facial features, like an expression...
2Latinfaciēsmake, form, shape, figure, configuration
3Latinfaciōto do
4Latin-toriumnominative neuter singular of -tōrius; accusative...
5Latin-tōriusory
6Latin-tor-er
7Proto-Italic-tōrForms agent nouns to verb stems
8Proto-Indo-European-tōrDerives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
9Proto-Indo-European-tor-s

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 -tor-sEvery word from Latin -toriumEvery word from Latin -tor