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Where does “Stheno” come from?

Stheno (English) comes from Ancient Greek Σθενώ, from Ancient Greek σθένος, from English micro-, from Ancient Greek μικρο-, from Ancient Greek μικρός, from Proto-Indo-European mēy- — soft, tender, dear.

Ancestry of “Stheno”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekΣθενώ—
2Ancient Greekσθένοςstrength, might, power
3Englishmicro-API; Very small; One millionth
4Ancient Greekμικρο-—
5Ancient Greekμικρόςlittle, small
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmēy-soft, tender, dear
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