Where does “microflash” come from?

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

microflash (English): A flash of extremely short duration

Definitions

  1. A flash of extremely short duration

Ancestry of “microflash”, step by step

microflash 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 Flash

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishFlashA multimedia platform, most often used for adding animation and interactivity to webpages
2Middle Englishflasshen—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mēy- →