Where does “microdrile” come from?

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

microdrile (English): Any relatively small, generally aquatic,...

Definitions

  1. Any relatively small, generally aquatic,...

Ancestry of “microdrile”, step by step

microdrile traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek μικρός

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekμικρόςlittle, small
2Proto-Indo-Europeanmēy-soft, tender, dear

via Ancient Greek δρῖλος

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekδρῖλοςverpus
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mēy- →Every word from Ancient Greek μικρός →