Where does “microvillar” come from?

microvillar (English) comes from English micro, from Ancient Greek μικρός, from Proto-Indo-European mēy- — soft, tender, dear.

microvillar (English): Of or pertaining to a microvillus

Definitions

  1. Of or pertaining to a microvillus

Ancestry of “microvillar”, step by step

microvillar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English micro

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

via English villar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishvillarRelating to a villus

Words derived from “microvillar”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mēy- →Every word from Ancient Greek μικρός →Every word from English micro →