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Where does “microbrewed” come from?

microbrewed (English) comes from English brewed, from English brew, from English -er, from Middle English -er, from Old French -er, from Latin -āre, from Proto-Italic -āō, from Proto-Indo-European -eh₂yéti — he, she.

microbrewed (English): Produced by microbrewing

Definitions

  1. Produced by microbrewing

Ancestry of “microbrewed”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishbrewedsimple past tense and past participle of brew
2EnglishbrewTo make tea or coffee by mixing tea leaves or...
3English-erA person or thing that does an action indicated...
4Middle English-eragentive suffix; agent noun suffix
5Old French-erAlternative form of -ier, verbal suffix;...
6Latin-āre—
7Proto-Italic-āōForms primarily denominative verbs
8Proto-Indo-European-eh₂yétiCreates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive...
9Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
10Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
11Chichewaiyehe, she
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