Where does “microfinanza” come from?

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

microfinanza (Italian): microfinance

Definitions

  1. microfinance

Ancestry of “microfinanza”, step by step

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