Where does “micromilieu” come from?
micromilieu (English) comes from English milieu, from French milieu, from Middle French milieu, from Old French milliu, from Old French lieu, from Latin locus, from Old Latin stlocus, from Proto-Italic stlokos — to put, to place; to locate.
micromilieu (English): A very small milieu
Definitions
- A very small milieu
Ancestry of “micromilieu”, step by step
micromilieu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English milieu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | milieu | Medium; Social setting or environment |
| 2 | French | milieu | middle; center; setting; environment;... |
| 3 | Middle French | milieu | — |
| 4 | Old French | milliu | — |
| 5 | Old French | lieu | — |
| 6 | Latin | locus | place, spot; a passage of literature; "in the... |
| 7 | Old Latin | stlocus | — |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | stlokos | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | stel- | to put, to place; to locate |