Where does “microfilarial” come from?
microfilarial (English) comes from English microfilaria, from English filaria, from Translingual Filaria, from Translingual -aria, from Latin -āria, from Latin -ārius, from Proto-Italic *-āzios — Forms relational adjectives to nouns (and rarely numerals).
microfilarial (English): Relating to the microfilariae
Definitions
- Relating to the microfilariae
Ancestry of “microfilarial”, step by step
microfilarial traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English microfilaria
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | microfilaria | The very small larva of a filarial worm |
| 2 | English | filaria | Any of the parasitic nematode worms of... |
| 3 | Translingual | Filaria | genus |
| 4 | Translingual | -aria | one like |
| 5 | Latin | -āria | used to form feminine counterparts of masculine agent nouns in |
| 6 | Latin | -ārius | er |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | *-āzios | Forms relational adjectives to nouns (and rarely numerals) |