Where does “microentity” come from?
microentity (English) comes from English entity, from Medieval Latin entitas, from Latin ens, from Latin sum, from Proto-Italic ezom, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ésmi, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ēs- — to be.
microentity (English): A very small entity
Definitions
- A very small entity
Ancestry of “microentity”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | entity | That which has a distinct existence as an... |
| 2 | Medieval Latin | entitas | entity; an entity |
| 3 | Latin | ens | being |
| 4 | Latin | sum | to be, exist, have; to be there; to go |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | ezom | to be |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ésmi | first-person singular present indicative of... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ēs- | to be |