Where does “microminipig” come from?

microminipig (English) comes from English minipig, from English pig, from Middle English pigge, from Old English picga, from Proto-West Germanic piggō — pig.

microminipig (English): A very small minipig developed for use in experiments and trials

Definitions

  1. A very small minipig developed for use in experiments and trials

Ancestry of “microminipig”, step by step

microminipig traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English minipig

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishminipigA small pig of a breed used in biological...
2EnglishpigAny of several intelligent mammalian species of...
3Middle EnglishpiggeA piglet or young pig; A pig irrespective of age;...
4Old Englishpicgaa young pig; piglet
5Proto-West Germanicpiggōpig

via English micro

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmicroSmall, relatively small; short form of...
2Ancient Greekμικρόςlittle, small
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmēy-soft, tender, dear
Every word from Proto-West Germanic piggō →Every word from Old English picga →Every word from Middle English pigge →