Where does “microdosage” come from?

microdosage (English) comes from English dosage, from French dosage, from French dose, from Latin dosis, from Ancient Greek δόσις, from Ancient Greek δίδωμι, from Proto-Indo-European dédeh₃ti, from Proto-Indo-European deh₃- — to give.

microdosage (English): The administration of a microdose

Definitions

  1. The administration of a microdose

Ancestry of “microdosage”, step by step

microdosage traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English dosage

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdosageThe administration of a medication etc, in a...
2Frenchdosagedosage (measured amount of a medication)
3Frenchdoseproportion; dose; first-person singular present...
4Latindosisdose
5Ancient Greekδόσιςgiving, a gift; license, permission; portion
6Ancient GreekδίδωμιI give, present, offer; I grant, allow, permit;...
7Proto-Indo-Europeandédeh₃tito be giving
8Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₃-to give

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 deh₃-