Where does “mica” come from?

Mica comes from Latin mica, from Proto-Italic smīkā, from Proto-Indo-European smeyg-, of unknown ultimate meaning.

mica (English): Any of a group of hydrous aluminosilicate...

Definitions

  1. Any of a group of hydrous aluminosilicate...

Ancestry of “mica”, step by step

mica traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin mīca

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmīcaa grain, crumb
2Proto-Italicsmīkā—
3Proto-Indo-Europeansmēyg-small, delicate, thin; twig, pole; crumb; small,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeansmē-to rub; smear

via Hebrew מִיכָה

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hebrewמִיכָה—
2Hebrewמִיכַיְהוּwho is like Yahweh

Words derived from “mica”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European smē- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European smēyg- →Every word from Proto-Italic smīkā →