Where does “microcosm” come from?

Microcosm comes from French microcosme, derived from the French prefix micro-.

microcosm (English): Human nature or the human body as representative...

Definitions

  1. Human nature or the human body as representative...

Ancestry of “microcosm”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchmicrocosmemicrocosm
2Frenchmicro-micro
3Ancient Greekμικρόςlittle, small
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmēy-soft, tender, dear

Words derived from “microcosm”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mēy- →