Where does “microrearrangement” come from?

microrearrangement (English) comes from English rearrangement, from English rearrange, from English arrange, from German arrangieren, from German -ieren, from French -er, from English -er, from Middle English -er — he, she.

microrearrangement (English): A very small rearrangement (typically of genetic material in a chromosome)

Definitions

  1. A very small rearrangement (typically of genetic material in a chromosome)

Ancestry of “microrearrangement”, step by step

microrearrangement traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English rearrangement

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishrearrangementThe process of rearranging; A rearrangement...
2EnglishrearrangeTo change the order or arrangement of
3EnglisharrangeTo set up; to organize; to put into an orderly...
4Germanarrangierento arrange; to come to an agreement
5German-ierenVerb suffix: it and its inflected forms are found...
6French-erForms infinitives of first-conjugation verbs
7English-erA person or thing that does an action indicated...
8Middle English-eragentive suffix; agent noun suffix
9Old French-erAlternative form of -ier, verbal suffix;...
10Latin-ārefirst conjugation
11Proto-Italic-āōForms primarily denominative verbs
12Proto-Indo-European-eh₂yétiCreates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive...
13Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
14Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-
15Chichewaiyehe, she

via English micro

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmicroSmall, relatively small; short form of...
2Ancient Greekμικρόςlittle, small
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmēy-soft, tender, dear
Every word from Chichewa iye