Where does “microsieve” come from?

microsieve (English) comes from English sieve, from Middle English sive, from Old English sife, from Proto-West Germanic sibi, from Proto-Indo-European seyp- — to pour out, trickle, strain; to pour out, drip,...

microsieve (English): A microscopic sieve

Definitions

  1. A microscopic sieve

Ancestry of “microsieve”, step by step

microsieve traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English sieve

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsieveA device with a mesh bottom to separate, in a...
2Middle Englishsivesieve, riddle, sile; The amount that fits in a...
3Old Englishsifesieve
4Proto-West Germanicsibisieve
5Proto-Indo-Europeanseyp-to pour out, trickle, strain; to pour out, drip,...

via English micro

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