Where does “mikrosiru” come from?

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

mikrosiru (Finnish): microchip

Definitions

  1. microchip

Ancestry of “mikrosiru”, 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- →