Where does “microimplant” come from?

microimplant (English) comes from English implant, from Middle French implanter, from Latin implanto, from Latin plantō, from Latin planta, from Proto-Italic plāntā, from Proto-Indo-European pléh₂-n̥t-eh₂, from Proto-Indo-European pleh₂- — flat.

microimplant (English): A very small implant

Definitions

  1. A very small implant

Ancestry of “microimplant”, step by step

microimplant traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English implant

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishimplantTo fix firmly or set securely or deeply; To...
2Middle Frenchimplanter
3LatinimplantoI implant, put in, add
4Latinplantōto plant, set
5Latinplantaany vegetable production that serves to propagate...
6Proto-Italicplāntā
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpléh₂-n̥t-eh₂
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₂-flat

via English micro

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmicroSmall, relatively small; short form of...
2Ancient Greekμικρόςlittle, small
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmēy-soft, tender, dear
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleh₂-Every word from Proto-Indo-European pléh₂-n̥t-eh₂Every word from Proto-Italic plāntā