Where does “micromanipulation” come from?

micromanipulation (English) comes from English manipulation, from French manipulation, from French -tion, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere, from Latin dis- — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

micromanipulation (English): The manipulation of objects too small to be seen...

Definitions

  1. The manipulation of objects too small to be seen...

Ancestry of “micromanipulation”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmanipulationThe practice of manipulating or the state of...
2Frenchmanipulationmanipulation
3French-tionUsed to indicate action, condition, result or...
4Latin-tiōtion, -ation, -ing
5Latindissertātiō(spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition
6Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
7Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
8Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
9Latincalceusshoe
10Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
11Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξ
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