Where does “microspar” come from?

microspar (English) comes from English spar, from Middle English sparre, from Middle Dutch sparre, from Old Dutch sparro, from Frankish sparro, from Proto-Germanic sparrô, from Proto-Indo-European (s)par- — beam, log.

microspar (English): A form of neomorphosed micrite with very small crystals

Definitions

  1. A form of neomorphosed micrite with very small crystals

Ancestry of “microspar”, step by step

microspar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English spar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsparA rafter of a roof; A thick pole or piece of...
2Middle Englishsparrespar, rafter, beam
3Middle Dutchsparrepole, beam; rafter
4Old Dutchsparro
5Frankishsparro
6Proto-Germanicsparrôa wooden beam, a log
7Proto-Indo-European(s)par-beam, log

via English micro

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

Words derived from “microspar

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)par-
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