Where does “microflake” come from?

microflake (English) comes from English flake, from Middle English flake, from Old Norse flak, from Proto-Germanic flaką, from Proto-Indo-European pleh₂- — flat.

microflake (English): A very small flake

Definitions

  1. A very small flake

Ancestry of “microflake”, step by step

microflake traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English flake

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishflakeA loose filmy mass or a thin chiplike layer of...
2Middle Englishflakea flake of snow
3Old Norseflakloose or torn piece
4Proto-Germanicflakąsomething flat
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₂-flat

via English micro

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmicroSmall, relatively small; short form of...
2Ancient Greekμικρόςlittle, small
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmēy-soft, tender, dear
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleh₂- →