Where does “microorganic” come from?
microorganic (English) comes from English organic, from Middle English organic, from Old French organique, from Latin organicus, from Latin -icus, from Ancient Greek -ικός, from Ancient Greek -κός, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.
microorganic (English): Relating to microorganisms
Definitions
- Relating to microorganisms
Ancestry of “microorganic”, step by step
microorganic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English organic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | organic | Pertaining to or derived from living organisms;... |
| 2 | Middle English | organic | Resembling or functioning like an organ; composed... |
| 3 | Old French | organique | — |
| 4 | Latin | organicus | musician, instrumentalist; instrumental; organic |
| 5 | Latin | -icus | belonging to; derived from; of or pertaining to;... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -ικός | of or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -κός | forms adjectives with the sense of 'of or... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḱos | -y, -ic |