Where does “microdepression” come from?

microdepression (English) comes from English depression, from Latin depressio, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

microdepression (English): A very small depression

Definitions

  1. A very small depression

Ancestry of “microdepression”, step by step

microdepression traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English depression

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdepressionIn psychotherapy and psychiatry, a state of mind...
2Latindepressioa pressing down, a sinking down, a depression;...
3Latin-tiōtion, -ation, -ing
4Latindissertātiō(spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition
5Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
6Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
7Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
8Latincalceusshoe
9Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
10Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

via English micro

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