Where does “microminéralogie” come from?

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

microminéralogie (French): micromineralogy

Definitions

  1. micromineralogy

Ancestry of “microminéralogie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchmicro-micro
2Ancient Greekμικρόςlittle, small
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmēy-soft, tender, dear
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mēy- →Every word from Ancient Greek μικρός →Every word from French micro- →