Where does “microquantity” come from?
microquantity (English) comes from English quantity, from Middle English quantite, from Old French quantité, from Latin quantitās, from Ancient Greek ποσότης, from Ancient Greek -τής, from Ancient Greek πεῖρα, from Proto-Indo-European per- — passed , crossed.
microquantity (English): An extremely small quantity
Definitions
- An extremely small quantity
Ancestry of “microquantity”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | quantity | A fundamental, generic term used when referring... |
| 2 | Middle English | quantite | Number, quantity or amount; Dimension; how big or... |
| 3 | Old French | quantité | — |
| 4 | Latin | quantitās | greatness; extent; quantity; magnitude; size |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ποσότης | quantity |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -τής | Appended to verbs to form agent nouns |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | πεῖρα | trial, experiment, attempt |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |