Where does “microspatial” come from?

microspatial (English) comes from English spatial, from Latin spatium, from Proto-Indo-European spéh₁-, from Proto-Indo-European speh₁- — to succeed, to prosper.

microspatial (English): Relating to very small spaces

Definitions

  1. Relating to very small spaces

Ancestry of “microspatial”, step by step

microspatial traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English spatial

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishspatialPertaining to space
2LatinspatiumSpace, room, extent; Distance between points; A...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanspéh₁-to succeed, to prosper
4Proto-Indo-Europeanspeh₁-to succeed, to prosper

via English micro

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

Words derived from “microspatial

Every word from Proto-Indo-European speh₁-
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