Where does “millimicron” come from?

millimicron (English) comes from English micron, from French micron, from Ancient Greek μικρόν, from Ancient Greek μικρός, from Proto-Indo-European mēy- — soft, tender, dear.

millimicron (English): A unit of length equal to one thousandth of a...

Definitions

  1. A unit of length equal to one thousandth of a...

Ancestry of “millimicron”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmicronThe thousandth part of one millimeter; the...
2Frenchmicronmicron
3Ancient Greekμικρόνneuter nominative singular of μικρός; neuter...
4Ancient Greekμικρόςlittle, small
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmēy-soft, tender, dear

Words derived from “millimicron”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mēy- →Every word from Ancient Greek μικρός →Every word from Ancient Greek μικρόν →
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