Where does “microtomentose” come from?

microtomentose (English) comes from English tomentose, from New Latin tomentosus, from Latin -osus, from Old Latin -osos, from Latin ont-to-s, from Latin -o-wont-to-s.

microtomentose (English): Covered with microtomentum

Definitions

  1. Covered with microtomentum

Ancestry of “microtomentose”, step by step

microtomentose traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English tomentose

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishtomentosecovered in hairs
2New Latintomentosushaving a mass of rough hairs
3Latin-osus-ose, -ous; full of, overly, prone to
4Old Latin-ososaccusative masculine plural of -ōsus
5Latinont-to-s
6Latin-o-wont-to-s

via English micro

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmicroSmall, relatively small; short form of...
2Ancient Greekμικρόςlittle, small
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmēy-soft, tender, dear
Every word from Latin -o-wont-to-sEvery word from Latin -osusEvery word from New Latin tomentosus
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