Where does “Microgaster” come from?

Microgaster (Latin) comes from Translingual Microgaster, from Ancient Greek μικρός, from Proto-Indo-European mēy- — soft, tender, dear.

Microgaster (Latin): Any braconid wasp of the genus Microgaster

Definitions

  1. Any braconid wasp of the genus Microgaster

Ancestry of “Microgaster”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TranslingualMicrogastergenus
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 Translingual Microgaster →