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Where does “microloan” come from?

microloan (English) comes from English loan, from Scottish Gaelic lòn, from Middle Irish lon, from Old Irish lón, from Proto-Celtic *lawano-, from Proto-Indo-European lewH- — louse.

microloan (English): A small loan, especially one extended to a poor...

Definitions

  1. A small loan, especially one extended to a poor...

Ancestry of “microloan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishloanAn act or instance of lending, an act or instance...
2Scottish Gaeliclòn—
3Middle Irishlon—
4Old Irishlónfat; provision, food, victuals, sustenance; feast
5Proto-Celtic*lawano-—
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanlewH-louse
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