Where does “microtonale” come from?

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

microtonale (Italian): microtonal

Definitions

  1. microtonal

Ancestry of “microtonale”, step by step

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