Where does “microphotoluminescence” come from?

microphotoluminescence (English) comes from English photoluminescence, from English luminescence, from Latin lūmen, from English -escence, from Latin -escens, from Latin -esco, from Latin -eo, from Proto-Italic -ēō — Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots.

microphotoluminescence (English): photoluminescence of microscopic structures

Definitions

  1. photoluminescence of microscopic structures

Ancestry of “microphotoluminescence”, step by step

microphotoluminescence traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English photoluminescence

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishphotoluminescenceluminescence following the absorption of a photon
2EnglishluminescenceAny emission of light that cannot be attributed...
3Latinlūmenlight, source of light
4English-escencea specified process or state
5Latin-escens
6Latin-escoForms verbs from adjectives meaning "become "
7Latin-eoForms stative verbs from adjectives; dative...
8Proto-Italic-ēōForms stative verbs, indicating a state of being;...
9Proto-Italic-ējō
10Proto-Indo-European-éh₁yetiThematicization of the athematic stative verbal...
11Proto-Indo-European-yetiCreates transitive imperfective verbs from roots

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 -yetiEvery word from Latin -eoEvery word from English -escence