Where does “microextrusion” come from?

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

microextrusion (English): A very small extrusion

Definitions

  1. A very small extrusion

Ancestry of “microextrusion”, step by step

microextrusion 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 extrusion

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishextrusionA manufacturing process where a billet of...
2Latinextrūdere—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mēy- →Every word from Ancient Greek μικρός →Every word from English micro →