Where does “microfailure” come from?

microfailure (English) comes from English failure, from Anglo-Norman failer, from Old French faillir, from Latin fallēre.

microfailure (English): A very small-scale failure (of a physical structure)

Definitions

  1. A very small-scale failure (of a physical structure)

Ancestry of “microfailure”, step by step

microfailure traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English failure

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishfailureState or condition of not meeting a desirable or...
2Anglo-Normanfailer—
3Old Frenchfailliralternative infinitive of falir; to fail, err
4Latinfallēre—

via English micro

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmicroSmall, relatively small; short form of...
2Ancient Greekμικρόςlittle, small
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmēy-soft, tender, dear
Every word from Latin fallēre →
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