Where does “mikrobiomi” come from?

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

mikrobiomi (Finnish): microbiome

Definitions

  1. microbiome

Ancestry of “mikrobiomi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmikro-micro-
2Ancient Greekμικρο-micro
3Ancient Greekμικρόςlittle, small
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmēy-soft, tender, dear
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mēy- →Every word from Ancient Greek μικρός →Every word from Finnish mikro- →