Where does “microcluster” come from?
microcluster (English) comes from English cluster, from English clusterfuck, from English fuck, from Middle English fukken, from Old Norse fukka, from Proto-Germanic fukkōną, from Proto-Indo-European pewǵ- — to punch, fist-fight; to prick, poke, stab.
microcluster (English): A microscopic cluster
Ancestry of “microcluster”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | cluster | A group or bunch of several discrete items that... |
| 2 | English | clusterfuck | A chaotic situation where everything seems to go... |
| 3 | English | fuck | To have sexual intercourse, to copulate; To have... |
| 4 | Middle English | fukken | to fuck; to beat, strike |
| 5 | Old Norse | fukka | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | fukkōną | to blow, gust; to strike, assail; to copulate |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pewǵ- | to punch, fist-fight; to prick, poke, stab |