Where does “microconcentrator” come from?

microconcentrator (English) comes from English concentrator, from English concentrate, from French concentrer, from French con-, from Latin cōn-, from Latin cum, from Old Latin com, from Proto-Italic kom — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

microconcentrator (English): A very small concentrator

Definitions

  1. A very small concentrator

Ancestry of “microconcentrator”, step by step

microconcentrator traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English concentrator

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishconcentratorOne who concentrates; A hub; An apparatus for the...
2EnglishconcentrateTo bring to, or direct toward, a common center;...
3Frenchconcentrerto concentrate
4Frenchcon-con
5Latincōn-Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing together of several objects
6Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
7Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
8Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
9Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
10Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
11Middle Englishkyt
12Germankittputty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes
13Old High Germankuti
14Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
15Proto-Germanickweduzresin
16Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
17Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

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 gū-