Where does “mikroprosessori” come from?

mikroprosessori (Finnish) comes from Finnish mikro, from Finnish mikroaaltouuni, from English microwave oven — An oven that uses microwave-frequency energy to heat food or other items placed within it.

mikroprosessori (Finnish): A microprocessor

Definitions

  1. A microprocessor

Ancestry of “mikroprosessori”, step by step

mikroprosessori traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish mikro

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmikromicrowave, microwave oven; microcomputer
2FinnishmikroaaltouuniA microwave oven
3Englishmicrowave ovenAn oven that uses microwave-frequency energy to heat food or other items placed within it

via Finnish prosessori

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishprosessoriprocessor, CPU
Every word from English microwave oven →Every word from Finnish mikroaaltouuni →Every word from Finnish mikro →