Where does “mikreso” come from?

mikreso (Ido) comes from Ido mikra, from Greek μικρός, from Ancient Greek μικρός, from Proto-Indo-European mēy- — soft, tender, dear.

mikreso (Ido): smallness, littleness, paucity

Definitions

  1. smallness, littleness, paucity

Ancestry of “mikreso”, step by step

mikreso traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ido mikra

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Idomikrasmall, little
2Greekμικρόςsmall, little; short; young
3Ancient Greekμικρόςlittle, small
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmēy-soft, tender, dear

via Ido eso

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Idoesobeing
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mēy- →Every word from Ancient Greek μικρός →Every word from Greek μικρός →