Where does “microseeding” come from?

microseeding (English) comes from English seeding, from English seed, from English See, from Middle English seen, from Old English sēon, from Proto-West Germanic sehwan, from Proto-Germanic sehwaną, from Proto-Indo-European sekʷ- — to follow; to see; to say.

microseeding (English): A technique in which very small crystals are used...

Definitions

  1. A technique in which very small crystals are used...

Ancestry of “microseeding”, step by step

microseeding traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English seeding

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishseedingpresent participle of seed; The arrangement of...
2EnglishseedA fertilized and ripened ovule, containing an...
3EnglishSee
4Middle Englishseento see
5Old Englishsēonto be; to filter; to see, look, behold, perceive,...
6Proto-West Germanicsehwanto see
7Proto-Germanicsehwanąto see
8Proto-Indo-Europeansekʷ-to follow; to see; to say

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 sekʷ-Every word from Proto-Germanic sehwanąEvery word from Proto-West Germanic sehwan
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