Where does “picoprokaryote” come from?

picoprokaryote (English) comes from English prokaryote, from English pro-, from Latin prō, from Latin ratus, from Latin rēōr, from Proto-Italic rēōr, from Proto-Indo-European h₂reh₁-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂er- — to fit, to fix, to put together.

picoprokaryote (English): Any picoscale prokaryote

Definitions

  1. Any picoscale prokaryote

Ancestry of “picoprokaryote”, step by step

picoprokaryote traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English prokaryote

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishprokaryoteAn organism whose cell are characterized by the...
2Englishpro-agreeing with; supporting; favouring;...
3Latinprōfor
4Latinratusconsidered, having been considered; established,...
5Latinrēōrto reckon, calculate
6Proto-Italicrēōrto reckon, to calculate; to think, to deem, to...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂reh₁-to think, reason; to arrange
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂er-to fit, to fix, to put together

via English pico

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpicoClipping of pico de gallo
2Cebuanopihocertain; specific
3Spanishfijofixed; firm; concrete, tangible
4Latinfīxusunwavering
5Latinfīgōto fasten, fix
6Proto-Italicfeigʷōto insert; to fasten
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂er-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂reh₁-Every word from Proto-Italic rēōr