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Where does “microplacca” come from?

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

microplacca (Italian): microplate

Definitions

  1. microplate

Ancestry of “microplacca”, step by step

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