Where does “microgranuloma” come from?
microgranuloma (English) comes from English granuloma, from English granule, from French granule, from Latin grānulum, from Latin -ulus, from Proto-Italic -olos, from Proto-Italic -elos, from Proto-Indo-European -e-lós — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.
microgranuloma (English): A microscopic granuloma
Ancestry of “microgranuloma”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | granuloma | an inflammatory nodule found in many diseases,... |
| 2 | English | granule | A tiny grain, a small particle; A small structure... |
| 3 | French | granule | first-person singular present indicative of... |
| 4 | Latin | grānulum | — |
| 5 | Latin | -ulus | Used to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -olos | — |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -elos | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -e-lós | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |