Where does “microdetector” come from?

microdetector (English) comes from English detector, from English detect, from Latin detectus, from Latin dē-, from Latin dē, from Latin post, from Latin poste, from Proto-Italic posti — afterwards, post; by, at.

microdetector (English): A very small detector

Definitions

  1. A very small detector

Ancestry of “microdetector”, step by step

microdetector traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English detector

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdetectorA device capable of registering a specific...
2Englishdetectto discover or find by careful search,...
3Latindetectusuncovered, revealed, disclosed
4Latindē-of; from
5Latinof; concerning; about
6Latinpostbehind; after, since, besides, except; behind,...
7Latinposteablative singular of postis
8Proto-Italicpostibehind, after
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpóstiafter
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpósafterwards, post; by, at

via English micro

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmicroSmall, relatively small; short form of...
2Ancient Greekμικρόςlittle, small
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmēy-soft, tender, dear
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pósEvery word from Latin dē-Every word from Proto-Indo-European pósti
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