Where does “micromusic” come from?

micromusic (English) comes from English music, from Middle English musik, from Old French musique, from Italian mosaico, from Latin musaicum, from Latin musivum, from Latin mūsēum, from Ancient Greek μουσεῖον — Alternative letter-case form of Μοῦσᾰ; music,...

micromusic (English): Forms of music outside the mainstream, produced...

Definitions

  1. Forms of music outside the mainstream, produced...

Ancestry of “micromusic”, step by step

micromusic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English music

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmusicA series of sounds organized in time, employing...
2Middle EnglishmusikAlternative form of musike
3Old Frenchmusiquemusic
4Italianmosaicomosaic, puzzle, jigsaw, jigsaw puzzle; mixture;...
5Latinmusaicum
6Latinmusivummosaic
7Latinmūsēuma place or temple devoted to the Muses
8Ancient Greekμουσεῖονa home of music poetry; a museum, a...
9Ancient GreekμοῦσαAlternative letter-case form of Μοῦσᾰ; music,...

via English micro

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmicroSmall, relatively small; short form of...
2Ancient Greekμικρόςlittle, small
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmēy-soft, tender, dear
Every word from Ancient Greek μοῦσαEvery word from Ancient Greek μουσεῖονEvery word from Latin mūsēum