Where does “micropool” come from?

micropool (English) comes from English Pool, from Middle English pool, from Old English pōl, from Proto-West Germanic *pōl, from Proto-Germanic pōlaz, from Proto-Indo-European bale-, from Yoruba ilé — home; house.

micropool (English): A shallow artificial pool installed at the bottom...

Definitions

  1. A shallow artificial pool installed at the bottom...

Ancestry of “micropool”, step by step

micropool traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English Pool

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishPoolOS grid ref SW6641
2Middle Englishpool—
3Old Englishpōlpool
4Proto-West Germanic*pōl—
5Proto-Germanicpōlazpool
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbale-bog, marsh
7Yorubailéhome; house

via English micro

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmicroSmall, relatively small; short form of...
2Ancient Greekμικρόςlittle, small
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmēy-soft, tender, dear
Every word from Yoruba ilé →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bale- →Every word from Proto-Germanic pōlaz →