Where does “microstructure” come from?
Microstructure comes from Ancient Greek μικρός combined with Latin struo, ultimately deriving from Proto-Indo-European ster- meaning to spread or extend.
microstructure (English): The fine structure of a material or tissue as...
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- The fine structure of a material or tissue as...
Ancestry of “microstructure”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | structure | A cohesive whole built up of distinct parts; The... |
| 2 | Middle French | structure | — |
| 3 | Latin | structūra | — |
| 4 | Latin | struō | — |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | strowō | pile up; construct, build |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | strew- | to spread, to strew |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sterh₃- | to spread, extend, stretch out |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ster- | sterile, infertile |
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