Where does “micropacket” come from?

micropacket (English) comes from English micro, from Ancient Greek μικρός, from Proto-Indo-European mēy- — soft, tender, dear.

micropacket (English): A very small packet

Definitions

  1. A very small packet

Ancestry of “micropacket”, step by step

micropacket traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English micro

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

via English packet

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpacketA small pack or package; a little bundle or...
2Middle Englishpacquetpacket
3Middle Frenchpacquet—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mēy- →Every word from Ancient Greek μικρός →Every word from English micro →