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Where does “micromold” come from?

micromold (English) comes from English mold, from Middle English molde, from Old French modle, from Latin modulus, from Latin -ulus, from Proto-Italic -olos, from Proto-Italic -elos, from Proto-Indo-European -e-lós — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.

micromold (English): A very small mold used to make microparticles;...

Definitions

  1. A very small mold used to make microparticles;...

Ancestry of “micromold”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmoldA hollow form or matrix for shaping a fluid or...
2Middle Englishmolde—
3Old Frenchmodle—
4Latinmodulusa small measure or interval; a module; a water...
5Latin-ulusUsed to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating...
6Proto-Italic-olos—
7Proto-Italic-elos—
8Proto-Indo-European-e-lós—
9Proto-Indo-European-lósForms agent nouns from verbal roots
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