Where does “Mikroskopie” come from?

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

Mikroskopie (German): microscopy

Definitions

  1. microscopy

Ancestry of “Mikroskopie”, step by step

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

Words derived from “Mikroskopie”

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