Where does “microparasol” come from?

microparasol (English) comes from English parasol, from French parasol, from Italian parasole, from Italian para-, from Italian para, from Italian paranoia, from Ancient Greek παράνοια, from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

microparasol (English): A perinuclear complex of microtubules that protects the nucleus of a cell from damage by ultraviolet light

Definitions

  1. A perinuclear complex of microtubules that protects the nucleus of a cell from damage by ultraviolet light

Ancestry of “microparasol”, step by step

microparasol traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English parasol

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishparasolA small light umbrella used as protection from...
2FrenchparasolA large, anchored umbrella used as protection...
3Italianparasoleparasol; sunshade
4Italianpara-para
5Italianparacrepe rubber; crepe; third-person singular...
6Italianparanoiaparanoia
7Ancient Greekπαράνοιαderangement, madness
8Ancient Greek-ῐ́ᾱ{{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine...
9Proto-Indo-European-íh₂
10Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

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 -h₂