Where does “micromotion” come from?

micromotion (English) comes from English motion, from Middle English mocioun, from Middle French motion, from Latin mōtio, from Latin movēre, from Proto-Indo-European *m(y)ewh₁- — to move.

micromotion (English): A very small, or microscopic, motion

Definitions

  1. A very small, or microscopic, motion

Ancestry of “micromotion”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmotionA state of progression from one place to another;...
2Middle Englishmocioun—
3Middle Frenchmotion—
4Latinmōtiomotion, movement
5Latinmovēre—
6Proto-Indo-European*m(y)ewh₁-to move
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *m(y)ewh₁- →Every word from Latin movēre →Every word from Latin mōtio →