Where does “microcosme” come from?

microcosme (French) comes from French micro-, from Ancient Greek μικρός, from Proto-Indo-European mēy- — soft, tender, dear.

microcosme (French): microcosm

Definitions

  1. microcosm

Ancestry of “microcosme”, step by step

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

Words derived from “microcosme”

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