Where does “microinversion” come from?

microinversion (English) comes from English inversion, from Latin inversio, from Latin inversus, from Latin inverto, from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en, from Proto-Italic en — in.

microinversion (English): A small-scale genetic inversion

Definitions

  1. A small-scale genetic inversion

Ancestry of “microinversion”, step by step

microinversion traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English inversion

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishinversionThe action of inverting; Being upside down, in an...
2Latininversioinversion
3Latininversusinverted, upset, turned upside down
4LatininvertoI turn upside-down, over or around, invert,...
5Latinīn-un-, non-, not
6Latinînin, at, on, upon, from (space)
7Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
8Proto-Italicenin
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin

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 h₁énEvery word from Latin īn-Every word from Proto-Italic en