Where does “microfertilizer” come from?

microfertilizer (English) comes from English fertilizer, from English fertilize, from French fertiliser, from French -iser, from Old French -iser, from Latin -izo, from Ancient Greek -ίζειν, from Ancient Greek -ίζω — he, she.

microfertilizer (English): A fertilizer composed of microelements

Definitions

  1. A fertilizer composed of microelements

Ancestry of “microfertilizer”, step by step

microfertilizer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English fertilizer

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishfertilizerA natural substance that is used to make the...
2EnglishfertilizeTo make more fertile by adding nutrients to it;...
3Frenchfertiliserto fertilize
4French-iser-ise/-ize
5Old French-iser-ize
6Latin-izoUsed to form verbs from nouns and adjectives
7Ancient Greek-ίζεινpresent active infinitive of -ίζω; -ize
8Ancient Greek-ίζωUsed to form verbs from nouns, adjectives and...
9Proto-Hellenic-íďďō
10Proto-Indo-European-idyéti
11Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
12Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-
13Chichewaiyehe, she

via English micro

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