Where does “microprocessed” come from?

microprocessed (English) comes from English processed, from English process, from English procession, from Middle English processioun, from Old French pourciession, from Latin processio, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

microprocessed (English): Equipped with a microprocessor

Definitions

  1. Equipped with a microprocessor

Ancestry of “microprocessed”, step by step

microprocessed traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English processed

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishprocessedThat has completed a required process; Modified...
2EnglishprocessA series of events which produce a result; A set...
3EnglishprocessionThe act of progressing or proceeding; A group of...
4Middle Englishprocessioun
5Old Frenchpourciessionprocession
6Latinprocessioadvance; procession
7Latin-tiōtion, -ation, -ing
8Latindissertātiō(spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition
9Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
10Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
11Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
12Latincalceusshoe
13Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
14Ancient 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 χάλιξEvery word from Latin -tiōEvery word from Latin dis-