Where does “microoperation” come from?

microoperation (English) comes from English operation, from Middle English operacioun, from Old French operacion, from Latin operātiō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

microoperation (English): Any of several simpler operations that form a...

Definitions

  1. Any of several simpler operations that form a...

Ancestry of “microoperation”, step by step

microoperation traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English operation

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishoperationThe method by which a device performs its...
2Middle Englishoperaciounoperation
3Old Frenchoperacionaction; act; operation
4Latinoperātiōoperation
5Latin-tiōtion, -ation, -ing
6Latindissertātiō(spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition
7Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
8Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
9Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
10Latincalceusshoe
11Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
12Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

via English micro

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