Where does “microaerófilo” come from?

microaerófilo (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese aerófilo, from Portuguese aero-, from Ancient Greek ἀέρος, from Ancient Greek ἀήρ, from Ancient Greek auhḗr.

microaerófilo (Portuguese): microaerophilic; microaerophile

Definitions

  1. microaerophilic; microaerophile

Ancestry of “microaerófilo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portugueseaerófiloaerophilic
2Portugueseaero-aero- denoting air
3Ancient Greekἀέροςgenitive singular of ἀήρ; air
4Ancient Greekἀήρmist; air; wind
5Ancient Greekauhḗr
Every word from Ancient Greek auhḗrEvery word from Ancient Greek ἀήρEvery word from Portuguese aero-
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