Where does “micrograph” come from?

Micrograph comes from Ancient Greek μικρός meaning small and γράφω meaning to write, ultimately deriving from Proto-Indo-European gerebh- and ger- meaning to scratch or carve.

micrograph (English): An image such as a photograph that presents the...

Definitions

  1. An image such as a photograph that presents the...

Ancestry of “micrograph”, step by step

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

Words derived from “micrograph

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mēy-