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Where does “microcosm” come from?

microcosm (Romanian) comes from French microcosme, from French micro-, from Ancient Greek μικρός, from Proto-Indo-European mēy- — soft, tender, dear.

microcosm (Romanian): microcosm

Definitions

  1. microcosm

Ancestry of “microcosm”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchmicrocosmemicrocosm
2Frenchmicro-micro-
3Ancient Greekμικρόςlittle, small
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmēy-soft, tender, dear
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