Where does “Mikrobiom” come from?

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

Mikrobiom (German): microbiome the genetic information (genomes) of a microbiota

Definitions

  1. microbiome the genetic information (genomes) of a microbiota

Ancestry of “Mikrobiom”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanmikro-micro-
2Ancient Greekμικρο-micro
3Ancient Greekμικρόςlittle, small
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmēy-soft, tender, dear
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mēy- →