Where does “microviscosity” come from?

microviscosity (English) comes from English viscosity, from Middle French viscosité, from Old French viscosité, from Medieval Latin viscositas.

microviscosity (English): The friction experienced by a single particle...

Definitions

  1. The friction experienced by a single particle...

Ancestry of “microviscosity”, step by step

microviscosity traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English viscosity

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishviscosityThe state of being viscous; A quantity expressing...
2Middle Frenchviscosité—
3Old Frenchviscositéviscosity
4Medieval Latinviscositas—

via English micro

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmicroSmall, relatively small; short form of...
2Ancient Greekμικρόςlittle, small
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmēy-soft, tender, dear
Every word from Medieval Latin viscositas →
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