Where does “microalga” come from?

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

microalga (English): Any of many microscopic photosynthetic protists,...

Definitions

  1. Any of many microscopic photosynthetic protists,...

Ancestry of “microalga”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishmicro-API; Very small; One millionth
2Ancient Greekμικρο-micro
3Ancient Greekμικρόςlittle, small
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmēy-soft, tender, dear
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