Where does “smallsat” come from?

smallsat (English) comes from English Small, from Middle English smal, from Old English smæl, from Proto-West Germanic smal, from Proto-Germanic smalaz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)mal- — small; little.

smallsat (English): A miniature artificial satellite

Definitions

  1. A miniature artificial satellite

Ancestry of “smallsat”, step by step

smallsat traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English Small

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishSmallNot large or big; insignificant; few in number
2Middle EnglishsmalSmall, miniscule; Little, few, scarce; Ground...
3Old Englishsmælnarrow, slim; not broad; slender; not thick;...
4Proto-West Germanicsmalsmall
5Proto-Germanicsmalazsmall
6Proto-Indo-European(s)mal-small; little

via English SAT

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishSATThe National Curriculum assessment, formerly called (either officially or unofficially) by names including the Statutory Assessment Test and the Standard Attainment Test
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)mal-Every word from Proto-Germanic smalazEvery word from Proto-West Germanic smal
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