Where does “microbranch” come from?
microbranch (English) comes from English branch, from Middle English branche, from Old French branche, from Late Latin branca, from Gaulish vranca, from Proto-Indo-European wrónkeh₂.
microbranch (English): A very small branch
Ancestry of “microbranch”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | branch | The woody part of a tree arising from the trunk... |
| 2 | Middle English | branche | — |
| 3 | Old French | branche | branch |
| 4 | Late Latin | branca | footprint, paw; footprint”, later also “paw, claw |
| 5 | Gaulish | vranca | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wrónkeh₂ | — |