Where does “minipreparation” come from?

minipreparation (English) comes from English preparation, from Middle French préparation, from Latin praeparatio, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere, from Latin dis- — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

minipreparation (English): small-scale preparation of plasmid DNA

Definitions

  1. small-scale preparation of plasmid DNA

Ancestry of “minipreparation”, step by step

minipreparation traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English preparation

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpreparationThe act of preparing or getting ready; The state...
2Middle Frenchpréparation
3Latinpraeparatiopreparation
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

via English Mini

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishMiniA model of compact car, originally built by BMC...
2Italianminiminiskirt; second-person singular present...
Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξEvery word from Latin -tiōEvery word from Latin dis-
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