Where does “mikroorganismus” come from?

mikroorganismus (Czech) comes from Czech mikro-, from Ancient Greek μικρο-, from Ancient Greek μικρός, from Proto-Indo-European mēy- — soft, tender, dear.

mikroorganismus (Czech): microorganism

Definitions

  1. microorganism

Ancestry of “mikroorganismus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechmikro-micro-
2Ancient Greekμικρο-micro
3Ancient Greekμικρόςlittle, small
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmēy-soft, tender, dear
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mēy-Every word from Ancient Greek μικρόςEvery word from Ancient Greek μικρο-
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