microcompartment

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Etymology

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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 *-tós
Proto-Indo-European *-is
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

    From micro- + compartment.

    Noun

    microcompartment (plural microcompartments)

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