Where does “microvirid” come from?

microvirid (English) comes from English virid, from Latin viriditas, from Latin -tās, from Proto-Indo-European -teh₂ts, from Proto-Indo-European -teh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -tós — Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems.

microvirid (English): Any bacteriophage of the family Microviridae

Definitions

  1. Any bacteriophage of the family Microviridae

Ancestry of “microvirid”, step by step

microvirid traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English virid

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishviridA green colour; Green, verdant; Any of a group of...
2Latinviriditasgreenness, verdure, viridity
3Latin-tāsty, -dom, -hood, -ness, -ship
4Proto-Indo-European-teh₂tsUsed to form nouns representing state of being
5Proto-Indo-European-teh₂Used to form nouns representing state of being
6Proto-Indo-European-tósCreates verbal 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 -tós