Where does “microvortex” come from?

microvortex (English) comes from English vortex, from Latin vortex, from Latin vortō, from Proto-Italic wertō, from Proto-Indo-European wert-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

microvortex (English): A very small vortex

Definitions

  1. A very small vortex

Ancestry of “microvortex”, step by step

microvortex traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English vortex

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishvortexA whirlwind, whirlpool, or similarly moving...
2Latinvortexwhirlpool, eddy, vortex
3Latinvortō—
4Proto-Italicwertōto turn
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwert-to turn, to rotate
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

via English micro

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