Where does “minivesicle” come from?
minivesicle (English) comes from English vesicle, from Middle French vesicule, from Latin vēsīcula, from Latin -ulus, from Proto-Italic -olos, from Proto-Italic -elos, from Proto-Indo-European -e-lós, from Proto-Indo-European -lós — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.
minivesicle (English): A small vesicle
Definitions
- A small vesicle
Ancestry of “minivesicle”, step by step
minivesicle traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English vesicle
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | vesicle | A membrane-bound compartment found in a cell; A... |
| 2 | Middle French | vesicule | — |
| 3 | Latin | vēsīcula | little bladder |
| 4 | Latin | -ulus | Used to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | -olos | — |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -elos | Forms desubstantival and deadjectival diminutive nouns |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -e-lós | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |