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Where does “microindustrial” come from?

microindustrial (English) comes from English industrial, from French industriel, from French -iel, from French -el, from Old French -el, from Latin -ellus, from Latin -ulus, from Proto-Italic -olos — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.

microindustrial (English): Of or pertaining to microindustry

Definitions

  1. Of or pertaining to microindustry

Ancestry of “microindustrial”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishindustrialOf or relating to industry, notably...
2Frenchindustrielindustrial; industrialist; industry
3French-ielSuffix used to form adjectives. Compare with...
4French-elTo make an adjectival form of a noun; -al
5Old French-elSuffix that usually denotes a masculine noun
6Latin-ellusAlternative form of -ulus; "forming masculine...
7Latin-ulusUsed to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating...
8Proto-Italic-olos—
9Proto-Italic-elos—
10Proto-Indo-European-e-lós—
11Proto-Indo-European-lósForms agent nouns from verbal roots
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