Where does “microvacuole” come from?

microvacuole (English) comes from English vacuole, from French vacuole, from Latin vacula, from Latin vacuus, from Latin -uus, from Proto-Italic *-wos, from Proto-Indo-European -wós — Creates adjectives from verb stems.

microvacuole (English): A very small vacuole

Definitions

  1. A very small vacuole

Ancestry of “microvacuole”, step by step

microvacuole traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English vacuole

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishvacuoleA large membrane-bound vesicle in a cell's...
2Frenchvacuolevacuole
3Latinvacula
4Latinvacuusempty, vacant, unoccupied; devoid or free of,...
5Latin-uusforms adjectives on verbal stems
6Proto-Italic*-wos
7Proto-Indo-European-wósCreates adjectives from verb stems

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 -wósEvery word from Latin -uusEvery word from Latin vacuus