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Where does “microvolume” come from?

microvolume (English) comes from English volume, from Middle English volume, from Old French volume, from Latin volūmen, from Latin volvō, from Proto-Indo-European wēl-.

microvolume (English): A microscopic volume

Definitions

  1. A microscopic volume

Ancestry of “microvolume”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishvolumeA three-dimensional measure of space that...
2Middle Englishvolume—
3Old Frenchvolumevolume, specifically a collection of written...
4Latinvolūmen—
5Latinvolvō—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwēl-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wēl- →