Where does “microthermal” come from?

microthermal (English) comes from English thermal, from French thermal, from New Latin thermalis, from Ancient Greek Θέρμη, from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰer-, from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰe-gʷʰór-e ~ gʷʰe-gʷʰr-ḗr.

microthermal (English): Of or relating to the continental climates of...

Definitions

  1. Of or relating to the continental climates of...

Ancestry of “microthermal”, step by step

microthermal traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English thermal

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishthermalA column of rising air in the lower atmosphere...
2Frenchthermalthermal
3New Latinthermalis
4Ancient GreekΘέρμηTherma, Macedonia, Greece
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʷʰer-warm, hot
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʷʰe-gʷʰór-e ~ gʷʰe-gʷʰr-ḗr

via English micro

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmicroSmall, relatively small; short form of...
2Ancient Greekμικρόςlittle, small
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmēy-soft, tender, dear
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰe-gʷʰór-e ~ gʷʰe-gʷʰr-ḗr
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