Where does “microlens” come from?

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

microlens (English): A microscopic lens

Definitions

  1. A microscopic lens

Ancestry of “microlens”, step by step

microlens 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 lens

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlensAn object, usually made of glass, that focuses or...
2Latinlēnslentil
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mēy- →