Where does “mikro-” come from?

mikro- (Finnish) comes from Ancient Greek μικρο-, from Ancient Greek μικρός, from Proto-Indo-European mēy- — soft, tender, dear.

mikro- (Finnish): micro-

Definitions

  1. micro-

Ancestry of “mikro-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekμικρο-micro
2Ancient Greekμικρόςlittle, small
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmēy-soft, tender, dear

Words derived from “mikro-”

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