Where does “microreticulate” come from?

microreticulate (English) comes from English reticulate, from Latin rēticulātus, from Latin rēticulum, from Latin -culus, from Proto-Italic *-kelos — Diminutive suffix.

microreticulate (English): Composed of very small reticula

Definitions

  1. Composed of very small reticula

Ancestry of “microreticulate”, step by step

microreticulate traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English reticulate

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishreticulateNetwork-like in form or appearance; To distribute...
2Latinrēticulātusreticulated, net-like
3Latinrēticuluma net
4Latin-culusAlternative form of -ulus; added to a noun to...
5Proto-Italic*-kelosDiminutive suffix

via English micro

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