microcompartment

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Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *mey-der.?

Ancient Greek μῑκρός (mīkrós)

Ancient Greek μῑκρο- (mīkro-)lbor.

English micro-

Proto-Indo-European *ḱe?

Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm

Proto-Italic *kom

Proto-Italic *kom-

Latin com-

Proto-Indo-European *perh₃-

Proto-Indo-European *-tis

Proto-Indo-European *pérh₃tis?

Proto-Italic *partis

Latin pars

Proto-Indo-European *-yétider.

Latin -iō

Latin partiō

Latin partior

Latin compartīrīlbor.

Italian compartire

Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥

Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom

Proto-Italic *-mentom

Latin -mentum

Italian -mento

Italian compartimentobor.

Middle French compartimentder.

English compartment

English microcompartment

microcompartment (plural microcompartments)

(biology) Any of many small enclosures within most cells having a shell of protein; an organelle