Where does “miRNA” come from?

miRNA (Translingual) comes from English microRNA, from English micro-, from Ancient Greek μικρο-, from Ancient Greek μικρός, from Proto-Indo-European mēy- — soft, tender, dear.

miRNA (Translingual): A microRNA

Definitions

  1. A microRNA

Ancestry of “miRNA”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmicroRNAA single-stranded, non-coding form of RNA, having...
2Englishmicro-API; Very small; One millionth
3Ancient Greekμικρο-micro
4Ancient Greekμικρόςlittle, small
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmēy-soft, tender, dear
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