Where does “mikrokristallin” come from?

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

mikrokristallin (German): microcrystalline

Definitions

  1. microcrystalline

Ancestry of “mikrokristallin”, 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- →Every word from Ancient Greek μικρός →Every word from German mikro- →