Where does “microswitch” come from?

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

microswitch (English): An electrical switch that operates with very...

Definitions

  1. An electrical switch that operates with very...

Ancestry of “microswitch”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishmicro-API; Very small; One millionth
2Ancient Greekμικρο-micro
3Ancient Greekμικρόςlittle, small
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmēy-soft, tender, dear

Words derived from “microswitch”

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