Where does “micro-” come from?

micro- (Dutch) comes from New Latin micro-, from Ancient Greek μικρός, from Proto-Indo-European mēy- — soft, tender, dear.

micro- (Dutch): micro

Definitions

  1. micro

Ancestry of “micro-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1New Latinmicro-small
2Ancient Greekμικρόςlittle, small
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmēy-soft, tender, dear

Words derived from “micro-”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mēy- →Every word from Ancient Greek μικρός →Every word from New Latin micro- →