Where does “microsparite” come from?

microsparite (English) comes from English micro, from Ancient Greek μικρός, from Proto-Indo-European mēy- — soft, tender, dear.

microsparite (English): A form of calcite containing very small spar crystals

Definitions

  1. A form of calcite containing very small spar crystals

Ancestry of “microsparite”, step by step

microsparite traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English micro

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

via English sparite

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishsparitecalcite

Words derived from “microsparite

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mēy-