Where does “microrecombination” come from?

microrecombination (English) comes from English recombination, from English combination, from Middle English combinacioun, from Old French combination, from Late Latin combinatio, from Latin combino, from Latin com-, from Latin con- — resin, gum; to say, speak.

microrecombination (English): Very small scale recombination of nucleotides

Definitions

  1. Very small scale recombination of nucleotides

Ancestry of “microrecombination”, step by step

microrecombination traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English recombination

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishrecombinationCombination a second or subsequent time; The...
2EnglishcombinationThe act of combining, the state of being combined...
3Middle Englishcombinacioun
4Old Frenchcombination
5Late LatincombinatioA joining, two by two
6LatincombinoI combine, unite
7Latincom-allomorph of con-
8Latincon-Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing...
9Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
10Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
11Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
12Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
13Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
14Middle Englishkyt
15Germankittputty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes
16Old High Germankuti
17Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
18Proto-Germanickweduzresin
19Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak

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 gʷet-