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

micropapillary traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English papillary

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-āriumused primarily to form nouns of purpose from other nouns, such as places where things are kept or objects used for a particular end
5Latin-umnominative neuter singular of -us; accusative...
6Proto-Italic*-om
7Proto-Indo-European*-oHom

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 *-oHomEvery word from Latin -āriumEvery word from English -ary