Where does “microeukaryote” come from?

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

microeukaryote (English): Any microscopic eukaryote

Definitions

  1. Any microscopic eukaryote

Ancestry of “microeukaryote”, step by step

microeukaryote 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 eukaryote

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglisheukaryoteAny of the single-celled or multicellular...
2Frencheucaryoteeukaryote
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mēy- →Every word from Ancient Greek μικρός →Every word from English micro →