Where does “microesthetics” come from?

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

microesthetics (English): The esthetics of relatively small-scale features

Definitions

  1. The esthetics of relatively small-scale features

Ancestry of “microesthetics”, step by step

microesthetics 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 esthetics

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishestheticsAlternative form of aesthetics
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mēy- →Every word from Ancient Greek μικρός →Every word from English micro →