Where does “microvegetation” come from?

microvegetation (English) comes from English vegetation, from Middle French végétation, from Latin vegetatio, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere, from Latin dis- — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

microvegetation (English): microscopic vegetation

Definitions

  1. microscopic vegetation

Ancestry of “microvegetation”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishvegetationPlants, taken collectively; An abnormal verrucous...
2Middle Frenchvégétation
3Latinvegetatioenlivening, quickening, excitement; vegetation
4Latin-tiōtion, -ation, -ing
5Latindissertātiō(spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition
6Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
7Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
8Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
9Latincalceusshoe
10Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
11Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξ