Where does “ultrastructure” come from?
Ultrastructure derives from English ultra, from Latin ultra meaning "beyond," combined with structure, ultimately tracing through Latin -ter and Proto-Indo-European ster- meaning "stiff" or "rigid."
ultrastructure (English): The fine, detailed structure of a biological...
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- The fine, detailed structure of a biological...
Ancestry of “ultrastructure”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | structure | A cohesive whole built up of distinct parts; The... |
| 2 | Middle French | structure | — |
| 3 | Latin | structūra | the practice or process of building, construction |
| 4 | Latin | struō | to place one thing on top of another, to pile up, join together |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | strowō | pile up; construct, build |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | strew- | to spread, to strew |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sterh₃- | to spread, extend, stretch out |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ster- | sterile, infertile |