Where does “microultracentrifuge” come from?

microultracentrifuge (English) comes from English ultracentrifuge, from English centrifuge, from French centrifuge, from French centré, from Latin centrum, from Ancient Greek κέντρον, from Proto-Hellenic *kéntron, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱéntrom — pointed tool.

microultracentrifuge (English): A very small ultracentrifuge

Definitions

  1. A very small ultracentrifuge

Ancestry of “microultracentrifuge”, step by step

microultracentrifuge traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English ultracentrifuge

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishultracentrifugeA high-speed centrifuge, especially one free from...
2EnglishcentrifugeA device in which a mixture of denser and lighter...
3Frenchcentrifugecentrifugal
4Frenchcentrépast participle of centrer; central; centralized
5Latincentrumcenter
6Ancient GreekκέντρονSomething with a sharp point: point, spike, spur;...
7Proto-Hellenic*kéntron
8Proto-Indo-European*ḱéntrompointed tool

via English micro

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmicroSmall, relatively small; short form of...
2Ancient Greekμικρόςlittle, small
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmēy-soft, tender, dear
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *ḱéntromEvery word from Proto-Hellenic *kéntronEvery word from Ancient Greek κέντρον