Where does “microreticulated” come from?

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

microreticulated (English): microreticulate

Definitions

  1. microreticulate

Ancestry of “microreticulated”, step by step

microreticulated traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English reticulated

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishreticulatedCharacterized by or having the form of a grid or...
2EnglishreticulateNetwork-like in form or appearance; To distribute...
3Latinrēticulātusreticulated, net-like
4Latinrēticuluma net
5Latin-culusAlternative form of -ulus; added to a noun to...
6Proto-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