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Where does “micropapillary” come from?

micropapillary (English) comes from English papillary, from English -ary, from Italian -ario, from Latin -ārium, from Latin -um, from Proto-Italic *-om, from Proto-Indo-European *-oHom.

micropapillary (English): Characterized by the presence of many, very small...

Definitions

  1. Characterized by the presence of many, very small...

Ancestry of “micropapillary”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpapillaryHaving the properties or appearance of a papilla
2English-aryof or pertaining to; adjective suffix appended to...
3Italian-ario-ary; Added to nouns to create attributive...
4Latin-ārium—
5Latin-umnominative neuter singular of -us; accusative...
6Proto-Italic*-om—
7Proto-Indo-European*-oHom—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *-oHom →