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Where does “microdamage” come from?

microdamage (English) comes from English damage, from Middle English damage, from Old French damage, from Old Occitan damnatge, from Vulgar Latin damnaticum, from Latin damnum, from Proto-Italic dapnom, from Proto-Indo-European dh₂pnóm — to share, divide.

microdamage (English): damage at a microscopic level; To cause...

Definitions

  1. damage at a microscopic level; To cause...

Ancestry of “microdamage”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdamageInjury or harm; the condition or measure of...
2Middle Englishdamage—
3Old Frenchdamagedamage; injury, hurt, insult
4Old Occitandamnatgedamage; harm, etc
5Vulgar Latindamnaticumdamage
6Latindamnumdamage or injury; loss; a fine
7Proto-Italicdapnom—
8Proto-Indo-Europeandh₂pnómexpense, investment
9Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₂p-to sacrifice; to lose
10Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₂-to share, divide
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