Where does “microproteinuria” come from?

microproteinuria (English) comes from English proteinuria, from English protein, from French protéine, from French -ine, from French -é, from Middle French -é, from Old French -é, from Latin -a.

microproteinuria (English): The presence of microprotein in the urine

Definitions

  1. The presence of microprotein in the urine

Ancestry of “microproteinuria”, step by step

microproteinuria traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English proteinuria

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishproteinuriaThe presence of protein in the urine
2EnglishproteinAny of numerous large, complex naturally-produced...
3Frenchprotéineprotein
4French-inefeminine singular of -in; female equivalent of...
5Frenchpast participle root verb suffix of regular -er...
6Middle Frenchpast participle root verb suffix of regular; -ed, -en, -n
7Old Frenchused to form past participles of regular -er...
8Latin-asuffixed to the roots of verbs, forms agent...
9Proto-ItalicForms masculine agent nouns from prefixed or compounded bases
10Proto-Indo-European-éh₂

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 -éh₂