Where does “microfag” come from?

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

microfag (Romanian): microphage

Definitions

  1. microphage

Ancestry of “microfag”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchmicrophagemicrophage
2Frenchmicro-micro
3Ancient Greekμικρόςlittle, small
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmēy-soft, tender, dear
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mēy- →Every word from Ancient Greek μικρός →Every word from French micro- →