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Where does “microriflettente” come from?

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

microriflettente (Italian): micro-reflective

Definitions

  1. micro-reflective

Ancestry of “microriflettente”, step by step

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