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
- Covered with microtomentum
Ancestry of “microtomentose”, step by step
microtomentose traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English tomentose
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | tomentose | covered in hairs |
| 2 | New Latin | tomentosus | having a mass of rough hairs |
| 3 | Latin | -osus | -ose, -ous; full of, overly, prone to |
| 4 | Old Latin | -osos | accusative masculine plural of -ōsus |
| 5 | Latin | ont-to-s | — |
| 6 | Latin | -o-wont-to-s | — |