Where does “microgeneration” come from?

microgeneration (English) comes from English generation, from Middle English generacioun, from Old French generacion, from Latin generātiō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

microgeneration (English): The generation of zero-carbon or low-carbon heat...

Definitions

  1. The generation of zero-carbon or low-carbon heat...

Ancestry of “microgeneration”, step by step

microgeneration traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English generation

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishgenerationThe fact of creating something, or bringing...
2Middle Englishgeneracioungeneration
3Old Frenchgeneracionprocreation; begetting
4Latingenerātiōa generation
5Latin-tiōtion, -ation, -ing
6Latindissertātiō(spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition
7Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
8Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
9Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
10Latincalceusshoe
11Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
12Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

via English micro

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