Where does “microfibrillary” come from?

microfibrillary (English) comes from English fibrillary, from English -ary, from Italian -ario, from Latin -ārium, from Latin -um, from Proto-Italic *-om, from Proto-Indo-European *-oHom.

microfibrillary (English): Composed of microfibrils

Definitions

  1. Composed of microfibrils

Ancestry of “microfibrillary”, step by step

microfibrillary traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English fibrillary

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishfibrillaryOf or pertaining to fibrils, or nanoscale fibers
2English-aryof or pertaining to; adjective suffix appended to...
3Italian-ario-ary; Added to nouns to create attributive...
4Latin-āriumused primarily to form nouns of purpose from other nouns, such as places where things are kept or objects used for a particular end
5Latin-umnominative neuter singular of -us; accusative...
6Proto-Italic*-om
7Proto-Indo-European*-oHom

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 *-oHom