Where does “micromicetă” come from?
micromicetă (Romanian) comes from English micromycete, from English micro, from Ancient Greek μικρός, from Proto-Indo-European mēy- — soft, tender, dear.
micromicetă (Romanian): micromycete
Definitions
- micromycete
Ancestry of “micromicetă”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | micromycete | microscopic fungi |
| 2 | English | micro | Small, relatively small; short form of... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | μικρός | little, small |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | mēy- | soft, tender, dear |