Where does “microbikini” come from?

microbikini (English) comes from English Bikini, from French Bikini, from German Bikini, from Marshallese Pikinni, from Marshallese pik, from Marshallese pikpik.

microbikini (English): A very skimpy bikini

Definitions

  1. A very skimpy bikini

Ancestry of “microbikini”, step by step

microbikini traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English Bikini

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishBikiniBikini atoll
2FrenchBikiniBikini atoll
3GermanBikiniA bikini, scanty two-piece bathing suit, named...
4MarshallesePikinni—
5Marshallesepika plane surface; a layer; a stratum
6Marshallesepikpik—

via English micro

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmicroSmall, relatively small; short form of...
2Ancient Greekμικρόςlittle, small
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmēy-soft, tender, dear
Every word from Marshallese pikpik →Every word from Marshallese pik →Every word from Marshallese Pikinni →