Where does “ultramicrostructural” come from?
ultramicrostructural (English) comes from English microstructural, from English structural, from English structure, from Middle French structure, from Latin structūra, from Latin struō, from Proto-Italic strowō, from Proto-Indo-European strew- — sterile, infertile.
ultramicrostructural (English): Relating to ultramicrostructure
Definitions
- Relating to ultramicrostructure
Ancestry of “ultramicrostructural”, step by step
ultramicrostructural traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English microstructural
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | microstructural | Relating to a microstructure |
| 2 | English | structural | Of, relating to, or having structure; Involving... |
| 3 | English | structure | A cohesive whole built up of distinct parts; The... |
| 4 | Middle French | structure | — |
| 5 | Latin | structūra | the practice or process of building, construction |
| 6 | Latin | struō | to place one thing on top of another, to pile up, join together |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | strowō | pile up; construct, build |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | strew- | to spread, to strew |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | sterh₃- | to spread, extend, stretch out |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ster- | sterile, infertile |