Where does “microdrone” come from?

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

microdrone (English): A very small drone aircraft

Definitions

  1. A very small drone aircraft

Ancestry of “microdrone”, step by step

microdrone traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English micro

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

via English drone

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdroneA male ant, bee or wasp, which does not work but...
2Middle Englishdrounento roar, bellow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mēy- →Every word from Ancient Greek μικρός →Every word from English micro →