Where does “microinvasive” come from?

microinvasive (English) comes from English invasive, from Middle French invasif, from Medieval Latin invasivus, from Latin invāsus, from Latin invado, from Latin vādō, from Latin vadere, from Latin vado — to go, to proceed; to pass, to traverse.

microinvasive (English): That involves a very small invasion

Definitions

  1. That involves a very small invasion

Ancestry of “microinvasive”, step by step

microinvasive traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English invasive

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishinvasiveThat invades a foreign country using military...
2Middle Frenchinvasif
3Medieval Latininvasivus
4Latininvāsusentered, invaded
5LatininvadoI enter; I invade
6Latinvādōto go, walk, rush
7Latinvaderesecond-person singular present passive...
8LatinvadoI go, walk, rush; I ford, wade through
9Proto-Italicwāðōadvance, proceed, go
10Proto-Indo-Europeanweh₂dʰ-to go, to proceed; to pass, to traverse

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 weh₂dʰ-Every word from Proto-Italic wāðōEvery word from Latin vado