Where does “microtrabecula” come from?

microtrabecula (English) comes from English trabecula, from Latin trabēcula, from Latin -culus, from Proto-Italic *-kelos — Diminutive suffix.

microtrabecula (English): A supposed microscopic trabecula now thought to be an artifact

Definitions

  1. A supposed microscopic trabecula now thought to be an artifact

Ancestry of “microtrabecula”, step by step

microtrabecula traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English trabecula

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtrabeculaA small supporting beam; A small mineralized...
2LatintrabēculaA small beam
3Latin-culusAlternative form of -ulus; added to a noun to...
4Proto-Italic*-kelosDiminutive suffix

via English micro

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmicroSmall, relatively small; short form of...
2Ancient Greekμικρόςlittle, small
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmēy-soft, tender, dear
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