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Where does “micromagnitude” come from?

micromagnitude (English) comes from English magnitude, from Latin magnitūdō, from Latin magnus, from Proto-Indo-European meǵh₂- — big, great; great; big, stour, great.

micromagnitude (English): Very small magnitude

Definitions

  1. Very small magnitude

Ancestry of “micromagnitude”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmagnitudeThe absolute or relative size, extent or...
2Latinmagnitūdō—
3Latinmagnuslarge, big; great; important
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmeǵh₂-big, great; great; big, stour, great
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