Where does “microlabor” come from?

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

microlabor (English): A type of employment characterized by short-term or piecework jobs that are part of a larger project in which the worker is not involved

Definitions

  1. A type of employment characterized by short-term or piecework jobs that are part of a larger project in which the worker is not involved

Ancestry of “microlabor”, step by step

microlabor 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 labor

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlaborEffort expended on a particular task; toil, work;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mēy-
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