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Where does “microtool” come from?

microtool (English) comes from English tool, from Middle English tool, from Old English tōl, from Proto-Germanic tōlą, from Proto-Indo-European dewh₂- — to fit.

microtool (English): A tool of microscopic size, such as is used in...

Definitions

  1. A tool of microscopic size, such as is used in...

Ancestry of “microtool”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtoolA mechanical device intended to make a task...
2Middle EnglishtoolA tool, implement, or instrument; A instrument of...
3Old Englishtōltool, implement, instrument
4Proto-Germanictōlątool
5Proto-Indo-Europeandewh₂-to fit
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dewh₂- →