Where does “microincisional” come from?

microincisional (English) comes from English incisional, from English incision, from Middle English inscicioun, from Middle French incision, from Latin incisio, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

microincisional (English): Relating to microincisions

Definitions

  1. Relating to microincisions

Ancestry of “microincisional”, step by step

microincisional traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English incisional

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishincisionalRelating to an incision
2EnglishincisionA cut, especially one made by a scalpel or...
3Middle Englishinsciciounincision, cutting
4Middle Frenchincision
5Latinincisiocutting in two
6Latin-tiōtion, -ation, -ing
7Latindissertātiō(spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition
8Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
9Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
10Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
11Latincalceusshoe
12Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
13Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

via English micro

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmicroSmall, relatively small; short form of...
2Ancient Greekμικρόςlittle, small
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmēy-soft, tender, dear
Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξEvery word from Latin -tiōEvery word from Latin dis-