Where does “microstorage” come from?
microstorage (English) comes from English storage, from English store, from Middle English store, from Old French estor, from Frankish sturm, from Proto-Germanic sturmaz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)twer- — to rotate, swirl, twirl, move around; to turn...
microstorage (English): storage in microscopically small form, as on...
Definitions
- storage in microscopically small form, as on...
Ancestry of “microstorage”, step by step
microstorage traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English storage
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | storage | The act of storing goods; the state of being... |
| 2 | English | store | A place where items may be accumulated or... |
| 3 | Middle English | store | supplies, provisions; livestock, farm animals;... |
| 4 | Old French | estor | battle; combat |
| 5 | Frankish | sturm | storm, commotion, battle; storm |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | sturmaz | storm |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)twer- | to rotate, swirl, twirl, move around; to turn... |