Where does “microopaque” come from?

microopaque (English) comes from English opaque, from French opacité, from Latin opacitas, from Latin -tās, from Proto-Indo-European -teh₂ts, from Proto-Indo-European -teh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -tós — Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems.

microopaque (English): An array of microimages on a single opaque sheet

Definitions

  1. An array of microimages on a single opaque sheet

Ancestry of “microopaque”, step by step

microopaque traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English opaque

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishopaqueNeither reflecting nor emitting light; Allowing...
2Frenchopacitéopacity; opaqueness
3Latinopacitasshadiness, shade
4Latin-tāsty, -dom, -hood, -ness, -ship
5Proto-Indo-European-teh₂tsUsed to form nouns representing state of being
6Proto-Indo-European-teh₂Used to form nouns representing state of being
7Proto-Indo-European-tósCreates verbal adjectives from verb stems

via English micro

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmicroSmall, relatively small; short form of...
2Ancient Greekμικρόςlittle, small
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmēy-soft, tender, dear
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tósEvery word from Latin -tāsEvery word from Proto-Indo-European -teh₂