Where does “microtoestand” come from?

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

microtoestand (Dutch): microstate

Definitions

  1. microstate

Ancestry of “microtoestand”, 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- →