Where does “microtomie” come from?

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

microtomie (French): microtomy

Definitions

  1. microtomy

Ancestry of “microtomie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmicrotomyThe preparation of very thin slices of animal or...
2Englishmicro-API; Very small; One millionth
3Ancient Greekμικρο-micro
4Ancient Greekμικρόςlittle, small
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmēy-soft, tender, dear
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mēy- →Every word from Ancient Greek μικρός →Every word from English micro- →