Where does “millimicron” come from?
millimicron (Italian) comes from English millimicron, from English micron, from French micron, from Ancient Greek μικρόν, from Ancient Greek μικρός, from Proto-Indo-European mēy- — soft, tender, dear.
millimicron (Italian): millimicron
Ancestry of “millimicron”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | millimicron | A unit of length equal to one thousandth of a... |
| 2 | English | micron | The thousandth part of one millimeter; the... |
| 3 | French | micron | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | μικρόν | neuter nominative singular of μικρός; neuter... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | μικρός | little, small |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | mēy- | soft, tender, dear |