Where does “microvesicular” come from?

microvesicular (English) comes from English vesicular, from English -ar, from Middle English -ar, from Old English -ere, from Proto-West Germanic -ārī, from Proto-Germanic -ārijaz, from Latin -ārius, from Proto-Italic *-āzios — Forms relational adjectives to nouns (and rarely numerals).

microvesicular (English): Characterized by relatively small vesicles

Definitions

  1. Characterized by relatively small vesicles

Ancestry of “microvesicular”, step by step

microvesicular traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English vesicular

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishvesicularOf or pertaining to vesicles; Having vesicles
2English-arOf, near, or pertaining to; Forming nouns such as...
3Middle English-ar
4Old English-eremasculine agent suffix, originally applied only...
5Proto-West Germanic-ārī-er
6Proto-Germanic-ārijaz-er
7Latin-āriuser
8Proto-Italic*-āziosForms relational adjectives to nouns (and rarely numerals)

via English micro

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmicroSmall, relatively small; short form of...
2Ancient Greekμικρόςlittle, small
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmēy-soft, tender, dear
Every word from Proto-Italic *-āziosEvery word from Latin -āriusEvery word from English -ar
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