Where does “microtopographic” come from?

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

microtopographic (English): Relating to microtopography

Definitions

  1. Relating to microtopography

Ancestry of “microtopographic”, step by step

microtopographic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English micro

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmicroSmall, relatively small; short form of...
2Ancient Greekμικρόςlittle, small
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmēy-soft, tender, dear

via English topographic

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtopographicOf or relating to topography
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mēy-