Where does “micropump” come from?

micropump (English) comes from English pump, from Middle English pumpe, from Middle Low German pumpe, from Middle Dutch pompe — device for raising water, pump; pipe, water...

micropump (English): A microscale pump

Definitions

  1. A microscale pump

Ancestry of “micropump”, step by step

micropump traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English pump

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpumpA device for moving or compressing a liquid or...
2Middle Englishpumpe—
3Middle Low Germanpumpepump; a pump
4Middle Dutchpompedevice for raising water, pump; pipe, water...

via English micro

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmicroSmall, relatively small; short form of...
2Ancient Greekμικρόςlittle, small
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmēy-soft, tender, dear
Every word from Middle Dutch pompe →