Where does “microlobule” come from?
microlobule (English) comes from English lobule, from English -ule, from Latin -ula, from Proto-Indo-European -tlom, from Proto-Indo-European -trom, from Proto-Indo-European -tḗr — Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
microlobule (English): Very small lobules
Definitions
- Very small lobules
Ancestry of “microlobule”, step by step
microlobule traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English lobule
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | lobule | A small lobe; a subdivision of a lobe; In... |
| 2 | English | -ule | — |
| 3 | Latin | -ula | regō + API → rēgula; tegō + API → tēgula;... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -tlom | Alternative form of *-trom |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -trom | Forms nouns denoting a tool or instrument |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -tḗr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |