Where does “microcone” come from?
microcone (English) comes from English micro, from Ancient Greek μικρός, from Proto-Indo-European mēy- — soft, tender, dear.
microcone (English): A microscopic cone
Ancestry of “microcone”, step by step
microcone traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English micro
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | micro | Small, relatively small; short form of... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | μικρός | little, small |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | mēy- | soft, tender, dear |
via English Cone
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | Cone | A surface of revolution formed by rotating a segment of a line around another line that intersects the first line |
| 2 | Middle English | cone | — |