Where does “microbiotoop” come from?

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

microbiotoop (Dutch): microbiotope

Definitions

  1. microbiotope

Ancestry of “microbiotoop”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchmicro-micro
2New Latinmicro-small
3Ancient Greekμικρόςlittle, small
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmēy-soft, tender, dear
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mēy- →Every word from Ancient Greek μικρός →Every word from Dutch micro- →