Where does “microsyntactic” come from?

microsyntactic (English) comes from English syntactic, from Ancient Greek συντακτικός, from Ancient Greek συντάσσω, from Ancient Greek σῠν-, from Ancient Greek σύν, from Proto-Hellenic *ksún — beside, with.

microsyntactic (English): Relating to microsyntax

Definitions

  1. Relating to microsyntax

Ancestry of “microsyntactic”, step by step

microsyntactic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English syntactic

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsyntacticOf, related to or connected with syntax;...
2Ancient Greekσυντακτικόςputting together, composing
3Ancient Greekσυντάσσωarrange together”, “to order
4Ancient Greekσῠν-together; with, together
5Ancient Greekσύνbeside, with
6Proto-Hellenic*ksúnbeside, with

via English micro

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmicroSmall, relatively small; short form of...
2Ancient Greekμικρόςlittle, small
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmēy-soft, tender, dear
Every word from Proto-Hellenic *ksúnEvery word from Ancient Greek σῠν-Every word from Ancient Greek σύν