Where does “micropublishing” come from?

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

micropublishing (English): The publishing of microform publications

Definitions

  1. The publishing of microform publications

Ancestry of “micropublishing”, step by step

micropublishing 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 publishing

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpublishingThe industry of publishing, including the...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mēy-