Where does “microbypass” come from?

microbypass (English) comes from English bypass, from English by-, from Middle English bi-, from Old English bī-, from Old English bī, from Proto-West Germanic bī, from Proto-Germanic bi, from Proto-Indo-European h₂m̥bʰi — on, onto.

microbypass (English): A very thin bypass

Definitions

  1. A very thin bypass

Ancestry of “microbypass”, step by step

microbypass traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English bypass

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishbypassa road that passes around something, such as a...
2Englishby-town or city; nearness or roundaboutness;...
3Middle Englishbi-A prefix forming transitive verbs from any content word, often denoting completion or thoroughness
4Old Englishbī-by, near, around; by-
5Old Englishlullaby!; near, by; by, near, around
6Proto-West Germanicby, at; near, around
7Proto-Germanicbiby, at; near, around
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂m̥bʰiaround, on either side of, about; in exchange...
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂n̥tbʰi
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éntsforehead; front
11Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ent-face; forehead; front
12Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto

via English micro

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmicroSmall, relatively small; short form of...
2Ancient Greekμικρόςlittle, small
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmēy-soft, tender, dear
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ent-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂énts