Where does “microseparation” come from?

microseparation (English) comes from English separation, from Old French separacion, from Latin separatio, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere, from Latin dis- — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

microseparation (English): separation (of surfaces) by a microscopic distance

Definitions

  1. separation (of surfaces) by a microscopic distance

Ancestry of “microseparation”, step by step

microseparation traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English separation

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishseparationThe act of disuniting two or more things, or the...
2Old Frenchseparacion
3Latinseparatiosevering, separation; division
4Latin-tiōtion, -ation, -ing
5Latindissertātiō(spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition
6Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
7Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
8Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
9Latincalceusshoe
10Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
11Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

via English micro

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