Where does “microrobotic” come from?

microrobotic (English) comes from English robotic, from English ally, from Middle English allie, from Middle English allien, from Old French alier, from Latin alligō, from Latin ad-, from Latin īn- — in.

microrobotic (English): Relating to microrobotics

Definitions

  1. Relating to microrobotics

Ancestry of “microrobotic”, step by step

microrobotic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English robotic

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishroboticOf, relating to, or resembling a robot;...
2EnglishallyTo unite, or form a connection between, as...
3Middle EnglishallieThe state of having marital or family relations...
4Middle EnglishallienTo ally; to make a pact or confederacy; To marry...
5Old Frenchalierto unite; to join together
6Latinalligōto bind to, up or around something, tie, fetter, fasten; bandage
7Latinad-to; usually prefixed to verbs, in which cases it...
8Latinīn-un-, non-, not
9Latinînin, at, on, upon, from (space)
10Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
11Proto-Italicenin
12Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin

via English micro

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmicroSmall, relatively small; short form of...
2Ancient Greekμικρόςlittle, small
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmēy-soft, tender, dear
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁én