Where does “microtomy” come from?

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

microtomy (English): The preparation of very thin slices of animal or...

Definitions

  1. The preparation of very thin slices of animal or...

Ancestry of “microtomy”, 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 “microtomy”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mēy- →Every word from Ancient Greek μικρός →Every word from English micro- →