Where does “microidentity” come from?

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

microidentity (English): A very small-scale or specialized identity

Definitions

  1. A very small-scale or specialized identity

Ancestry of “microidentity”, step by step

microidentity 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 identity

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishidentitySameness, identicalness; the quality or fact of (several specified things) being the same
2Middle Englishydemptite—
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