Where does “microGauss” come from?

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

microGauss (English): Alternative letter-case form of microgauss

Definitions

  1. Alternative letter-case form of microgauss

Ancestry of “microGauss”, step by step

microGauss traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English micro

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmicroSmall, relatively small; short form of...
2Ancient Greekμικρόςlittle, small
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmēy-soft, tender, dear

via English Gauss

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishGaussmost commonly referring to German mathematician Carl Friedrich Gauss (1777–1855)
2GermanGauß—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mēy- →Every word from Ancient Greek μικρός →Every word from English micro →