Where does “Mikroskop” come from?

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

Mikroskop (German): microscope

Definitions

  1. microscope

Ancestry of “Mikroskop”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanmikro-micro-
2Ancient Greekμικρο-micro
3Ancient Greekμικρόςlittle, small
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmēy-soft, tender, dear

Words derived from “Mikroskop”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mēy- →Every word from Ancient Greek μικρός →Every word from German mikro- →