Where does “microlitter” come from?

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

microlitter (English): Microscale debris

Definitions

  1. Microscale debris

Ancestry of “microlitter”, step by step

microlitter 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 litter

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlitterA platform mounted on two shafts, or a more...
2Middle Englishlitere—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mēy- →