Where does “microcylindrical” come from?

microcylindrical (English) comes from English micro-, from Ancient Greek μικρο-, from Ancient Greek μικρός, from Proto-Indo-European mēy- — soft, tender, dear.

microcylindrical (English): Having the form of a microcylinder

Definitions

  1. Having the form of a microcylinder

Ancestry of “microcylindrical”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishmicro-API; Very small; One millionth
2Ancient Greekμικρο-micro
3Ancient Greekμικρόςlittle, small
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmēy-soft, tender, dear
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mēy- →Every word from Ancient Greek μικρός →Every word from English micro- →