Where does “microgeometry” come from?

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

microgeometry (English): The geometry of a surface whose elements are...

Definitions

  1. The geometry of a surface whose elements are...

Ancestry of “microgeometry”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishmicro-API; Very small; One millionth
2Ancient Greekμικρο-micro
3Ancient Greekμικρόςlittle, small
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmēy-soft, tender, dear
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mēy-
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