Where does “microperimeter” come from?

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

microperimeter (English): A zone of the retina analysed in microperimetry

Definitions

  1. A zone of the retina analysed in microperimetry

Ancestry of “microperimeter”, step by step

microperimeter 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 perimeter

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishperimeterThe sum of the distance of all the lengths of the...
2Latinperimetrosperimeter; circumference
3Ancient Greekπερίμετρος
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mēy-Every word from Ancient Greek μικρόςEvery word from English micro