Where does “microleak” come from?

microleak (English) comes from English leak, from Middle English leken, from Middle Dutch lēken, from Old Dutch lekan, from Proto-West Germanic *lekan, from Proto-Germanic lekaną, from Proto-Indo-European leg- — to leak.

microleak (English): leakage through a microscopic hole

Definitions

  1. leakage through a microscopic hole

Ancestry of “microleak”, step by step

microleak traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English leak

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishleakA crack, crevice, fissure, or hole which admits...
2Middle Englishlekento let water in or out
3Middle Dutchlēkento leak, to be leaky
4Old Dutchlekan
5Proto-West Germanic*lekan
6Proto-GermaniclekanąTo leak; seep; drip
7Proto-Indo-Europeanleg-to leak

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 leg-
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