Where does “microsurface” come from?

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

microsurface (English): A surface with a microscale shape or pattern

Definitions

  1. A surface with a microscale shape or pattern

Ancestry of “microsurface”, step by step

microsurface 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 surface

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsurfaceThe overside or up-side of a flat object such as...
2Middle Frenchsurface—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mēy- →Every word from Ancient Greek μικρός →Every word from English micro →
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