Where does “microdairy” come from?

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

microdairy (English): A small commercial dairy

Definitions

  1. A small commercial dairy

Ancestry of “microdairy”, step by step

microdairy traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English micro

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmicroSmall, relatively small; short form of...
2Ancient Greekμικρόςlittle, small
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmēy-soft, tender, dear

via English dairy

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdairyA place, often on a farm, where milk is processed...
2Middle EnglishdeyerieA dairy a room for [[make
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mēy- →Every word from Ancient Greek μικρός →Every word from English micro →
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