Where does “microcosmo” come from?

microcosmo (Italian) comes from Italian micro-, from Ancient Greek μικρός, from Proto-Indo-European mēy- — soft, tender, dear.

microcosmo (Italian): microcosm

Definitions

  1. microcosm

Ancestry of “microcosmo”, step by step

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